Where to put a configuration file in Python?

Question

In development mode, I have the following directory tree :

| my_project/
| setup.py
| my_project/
    | __init__.py
    | main.py
    | conf/
        | mypro         


        

Answer 1

Another option is to keep all the .cfg and .ini files in the home directory, like 'boto' does.

import os.path
config_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), '.myproject')