attempt macOS compatibility

pyxy3d/__init__.py

@@ -16,15 +16,30 @@
 __repo_issues_url__ = f"{__repo_url__}issues"
 
 
-# set up local app data folder and logging
-__app_dir__ = Path(os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA"), __package_name__)
+# # set up local app data folder and logging
+# __app_dir__ = Path(os.getenv("LOCALAPPDATA"), __package_name__)
+# __app_dir__.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
+
+# # create a toml file for user settings in LOCALAPPDATA and default the project folder to USER
+# __settings_path__ = Path(__app_dir__, "settings.toml")
+
+# __user_dir__ = Path(os.getenv("USERPROFILE"))
+# # __user_dir__.mkdir(exist_ok=True,parents=True)
+
+# Determine platform-specific application data directory
+if os.name == 'nt':  # Windows
+    app_data_dir = os.getenv('LOCALAPPDATA')
+else:  # macOS, Linux, and other UNIX variants
+    app_data_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), '.local', 'share')
+
+__app_dir__ = Path(app_data_dir, __package_name__)
 __app_dir__.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
-# create a toml file for user settings in LOCALAPPDATA and default the project folder to USER
-__settings_path__ = Path(__app_dir__, "settings.toml")
+# Create a toml file for user settings in app data directory and default the project folder to USER
+__settings_path__ = Path(__app_dir__, 'settings.toml')
 
-__user_dir__ = Path(os.getenv("USERPROFILE"))
-# __user_dir__.mkdir(exist_ok=True,parents=True)
+# Get user home directory in a cross-platform way
+__user_dir__ = Path(os.path.expanduser("~"))
 
 if __settings_path__.exists():
     USER_SETTINGS = toml.load(__settings_path__)