MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui

~/.config/youtube-dlg is abused

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#260 opened on Jan 9, 2018

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Description

~/.config/youtube-dlg should just contain configuration files and not logs (which should go to $XDG_DATA_HOME/youtube-dlg/ ) nor youtube-dl binary (which should go to $XDG_CACHE_HOME).

Please also consider using appdirs instead of hardcoding ~/.config/

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Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
PythonwxPythonXDG Base Directory
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate the current usage of ~/.config/youtube dlg directory in the codebase. Identify where logs are written and where the youtube dl binary is stored. Then refactor to use appdirs or appropriate XDG environment variables to separate configuration, data, and cache directories. Key files to look at are likely those handling path configuration, possibly in a config module or main app file. The issue has no comments or PRs, so this is an untouched feature request that requires understanding of the app's file structure.