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Change download directory to use cache directory #179

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Change download directory to use cache directory
CodyCBakerPhD Nov 7, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into alter_cache_directory
rly Nov 7, 2025
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Modify cache cleanup to skip downloads directory
CodyCBakerPhD Nov 8, 2025
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9 changes: 5 additions & 4 deletions src/nwb_benchmarks/setup/_config.py
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Expand Up @@ -115,10 +115,11 @@ def clean_cache(ignore_errors: bool = False) -> None:
"""
Clean the cache directory for NWB Benchmarks.

Deletes the entire cache directory if it exists.
Deletes the entire cache directory except for the persistent download subdirectory.
"""
cache_directory = get_cache_directory()
for path in cache_directory.iterdir():
paths = set(cache_directory.iterdir()) - {cache_directory / "downloads"}
for path in paths:
if path.is_dir():
shutil.rmtree(path=path, ignore_errors=ignore_errors)
else:
Expand All @@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ def get_persistent_download_directory() -> pathlib.Path:
pathlib.Path
The persistent download directory path.
"""
benchmarks_home_directory = get_benchmarks_home_directory()
download_directory = benchmarks_home_directory / "downloads"
cache_directory = get_cache_directory()
download_directory = cache_directory / "downloads"
download_directory.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
return download_directory
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