Standardizing Windows data path and removing folder creation on import (

#264) * standardizing Windows data path * Moving folder creation to _retrieve_file
ansys · Jun 1, 2023 · f7066a6 · f7066a6
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diff --git a/ansys/mapdl/reader/__init__.py b/ansys/mapdl/reader/__init__.py
@@ -20,17 +20,9 @@
 from . import _archive
 
 # Setup data directory
-try:
-    USER_DATA_PATH = appdirs.user_data_dir("ansys_mapdl_reader")
-    if not os.path.exists(USER_DATA_PATH):  # pragma: no cover
-        os.makedirs(USER_DATA_PATH)
+USER_DATA_PATH = appdirs.user_data_dir(appname="ansys_mapdl_reader", appauthor="Ansys")
 
-    EXAMPLES_PATH = os.path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, "examples")
-    if not os.path.exists(EXAMPLES_PATH):  # pragma: no cover
-        os.makedirs(EXAMPLES_PATH)
-
-except:  # pragma: no cover
-    pass
+EXAMPLES_PATH = os.path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, "examples")
 
 # set pyvista defaults
 _configure_pyvista()
diff --git a/ansys/mapdl/reader/examples/downloads.py b/ansys/mapdl/reader/examples/downloads.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ def _get_file_url(filename):
 
 
 def _retrieve_file(url, filename):
+    if not os.path.exists(pymapdl_reader.EXAMPLES_PATH):
+        os.makedirs(pymapdl_reader.EXAMPLES_PATH)
+
     # First check if file has already been downloaded
     local_path = os.path.join(pymapdl_reader.EXAMPLES_PATH, os.path.basename(filename))
     local_path_no_zip = local_path.replace(".zip", "")