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18 changes: 10 additions & 8 deletions src/platformdirs/macos.py
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Expand Up @@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ def site_data_dir(self) -> str:
"""
:return: data directory shared by users, e.g. ``/Library/Application Support/$appname/$version``.
If we're using a Python binary managed by `Homebrew <https://brew.sh>`_, the directory
will be under the Homebrew prefix, e.g. ``/opt/homebrew/share/$appname/$version``.
will be under the Homebrew prefix, e.g. ``$homebrew_prefix/share/$appname/$version``.
If `multipath <platformdirs.api.PlatformDirsABC.multipath>` is enabled, and we're in Homebrew,
the response is a multi-path string separated by ":", e.g.
``/opt/homebrew/share/$appname/$version:/Library/Application Support/$appname/$version``
``$homebrew_prefix/share/$appname/$version:/Library/Application Support/$appname/$version``
"""
is_homebrew = sys.prefix.startswith("/opt/homebrew")
path_list = [self._append_app_name_and_version("/opt/homebrew/share")] if is_homebrew else []
is_homebrew = "/opt/python" in sys.prefix
homebrew_prefix = sys.prefix.split("/opt/python")[0] if is_homebrew else ""
path_list = [self._append_app_name_and_version(f"{homebrew_prefix}/share")] if is_homebrew else []
path_list.append(self._append_app_name_and_version("/Library/Application Support"))
if self.multipath:
return os.pathsep.join(path_list)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -71,13 +72,14 @@ def site_cache_dir(self) -> str:
"""
:return: cache directory shared by users, e.g. ``/Library/Caches/$appname/$version``.
If we're using a Python binary managed by `Homebrew <https://brew.sh>`_, the directory
will be under the Homebrew prefix, e.g. ``/opt/homebrew/var/cache/$appname/$version``.
will be under the Homebrew prefix, e.g. ``$homebrew_prefix/var/cache/$appname/$version``.
If `multipath <platformdirs.api.PlatformDirsABC.multipath>` is enabled, and we're in Homebrew,
the response is a multi-path string separated by ":", e.g.
``/opt/homebrew/var/cache/$appname/$version:/Library/Caches/$appname/$version``
``$homebrew_prefix/var/cache/$appname/$version:/Library/Caches/$appname/$version``
"""
is_homebrew = sys.prefix.startswith("/opt/homebrew")
path_list = [self._append_app_name_and_version("/opt/homebrew/var/cache")] if is_homebrew else []
is_homebrew = "/opt/python" in sys.prefix
homebrew_prefix = sys.prefix.split("/opt/python")[0] if is_homebrew else ""
path_list = [self._append_app_name_and_version(f"{homebrew_prefix}/var/cache")] if is_homebrew else []
path_list.append(self._append_app_name_and_version("/Library/Caches"))
if self.multipath:
return os.pathsep.join(path_list)
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