get_cache_dir

astropy.config.get_cache_dir(rootname='astropy')

Determines the Astropy cache directory name and creates the directory if it doesn’t exist.

This directory is typically $HOME/.astropy/cache, but if the XDG_CACHE_HOME environment variable is set and the $XDG_CACHE_HOME/astropy directory exists, it will be that directory. If neither exists, the former will be created and symlinked to the latter.

Parameters

rootnamestr

Name of the root cache directory. For example, if rootname = 'pkgname', the cache directory will be <cache>/.pkgname/.

Returns

cachedirstr

The absolute path to the cache directory.