GeofabrikReader.cdd¶

classmethod GeofabrikReader.cdd(*sub_dir, mkdir=False, **kwargs)[source]¶

Change directory to default data directory and its subdirectories or a specific file.

Parameters:

sub_dir (str | os.PathLike[str]) – name of directory; names of directories (and/or a filename)
mkdir (bool) – whether to create a directory, defaults to False
kwargs – [optional] parameters of the function pyhelpers.dir.cd()

Returns:

an absolute pathname to a directory (or a file)

Return type:

str | os.PathLike[str]

Tests:

>>> from pydriosm.reader._base import BaseReader
>>> import os
>>> os.path.relpath(BaseReader.cdd())
'osm_data'
>>> os.path.exists(BaseReader.cdd())
False