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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"mplstyle files: seach in ~/.local/share/matplotlib/","articleBody":"I would like to write a Python package that also installs an mpl style file. To do that, I can use the `data_files` attribute of `setuptools`. This allows me to install files anywhere in the installation directory, which, for pip on Linux, defaults to `~/.local`. Unfortunately, [mpl will search for mplstyle files only in `~/.config`.](https://matplotlib.org/tutorials/introductory/customizing.html#defining-your-own-style) This means that, for my package, I have to pull a weird stunt:\r\n\r\n  1. Install the file in `~/.local` with the rest of the package\r\n  2. Upon \"start-up\" of the package (`import` or some function call), check if the file is already in `mpl.get_configdir()`, has the same content (for updates), and if not, copy it there. Possibly create the directory.\r\n\r\nThis feels a bit off.\r\n\r\nI'd hence suggest that mpl also searches for mplstyle file in, e.g., `~/.local/share/matplotlib/`. This would also better fit its nature, given that the file is not meant to be edited by the user.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/nschloe","@type":"Person","name":"nschloe"},"datePublished":"2020-04-30T15:59:07.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":4},"url":"https://github.com/17278/matplotlib/issues/17278"}