cache_dir.py

import platform
from pathlib import Path


match platform.system():
    case 'Linux':
        CACHE_PATH = Path(os.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", '~/.cache'))
    case 'Darwin':
        CACHE_PATH = Path('~') / 'Library' / 'Caches'
    case 'Windows':
        CACHE_PATH = Path('~') / 'AppData' / 'Local'
    case _:
        CACHE_PATH = Path(tempfile.gettempdir()) / "cache"


def get_cache_dir(*suffix) -> Path:
    cache_path = CACHE_PATH.expanduser().resolve()
    if suffix:
        cache_path = cache_path.joinpath(*suffix)
    cache_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
    return cache_path