Configuration¶

abstract class abjad.system.Configuration.Configuration¶

Configuration.

Attributes Summary

`__delitem__`	Deletes item `i` from configuration.
`__getitem__`	Gets item or slice identified by `argument`.
`__iter__`	Iterates configuration settings.
`__len__`	Gets the number of settings in configuration.
`__setitem__`	Sets configuration item `i` to `argument`.
`configuration_directory`	Gets configuration directory.
`configuration_file_path`	Gets configuration file path.
`get`	Gets a key.
`home_directory`	Gets home directory.
`temp_directory`	Gets temp directory.

Special methods

__delitem__(i)¶

Deletes item i from configuration.

Returns none.

(AbjadObject).__format__(format_specification='')¶

Formats Abjad object.

Set format_specification to '' or 'storage'. Interprets '' equal to 'storage'.

Returns string.

__getitem__(argument)¶

Gets item or slice identified by argument.

Returns item or slice.

__iter__()¶

Iterates configuration settings.

Returns generator.

__len__()¶

Gets the number of settings in configuration.

Returns nonnegative integer.

Gets interpreter representation of Abjad object.

Returns string.

__setitem__(i, argument)¶

Sets configuration item i to argument.

Returns none.

Methods

Read-only properties

configuration_directory¶

Gets configuration directory.

>>> configuration = abjad.AbjadConfiguration()
>>> configuration.configuration_directory
PosixPath('...')

Defaults to $HOME/{directory_name}.

If $HOME is read-only or $HOME/{directory_name} is read-only, returns $TEMP/{directory_name}.

Also caches the initial result to reduce filesystem interaction.

Returns path object.

configuration_file_path¶

Gets configuration file path.

>>> configuration = abjad.AbjadConfiguration()
>>> configuration.configuration_file_path
PosixPath('...')

Returns path object.

home_directory¶

Gets home directory.

>>> configuration = abjad.AbjadConfiguration()
>>> configuration.home_directory
PosixPath('...')

Returns path object.

temp_directory¶

Gets temp directory.

>>> configuration = abjad.AbjadConfiguration()
>>> configuration.temp_directory
PosixPath('...')

Returns path object.