Merge pull request #1657 from Leo1998/check-write-access-home

check if HOME directory is writeable in getSettingsPath
cuthbertLab · Jan 2, 2024 · 7c719f8 · 7c719f8
2 parents a938a8c + 2e60ff1
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diff --git a/music21/environment.py b/music21/environment.py
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def getSettingsPath(self):
             return directory / 'music21-settings.xml'
         elif platform in ['nix', 'darwin']:
             # might not exist if running as nobody in a webserver...
-            if 'HOME' in os.environ:
+            if 'HOME' in os.environ and os.access(os.environ['HOME'], os.W_OK):
                 directory = pathlib.Path(os.environ['HOME'])
             else:
                 directory = pathlib.Path('/tmp/')