{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/15"},{"label":"Desktop Environment","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/desktop-environment"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Read and modify macOS Finder .DS_Store files from Python code on any platform, without requiring macOS.","skillfed_tags":["macos-interop","file-format-parser"],"use_cases":["Examine .DS_Store metadata in disk images or macOS filesystem backups on non-Mac systems","Automate creation of DMG files with specific Finder view settings during cross-platform build processes","Parse Finder folder attributes and custom icon positions from .DS_Store files in CI/CD pipelines","Modify .DS_Store files to reset view preferences or clean up metadata in batch operations"],"what_it_does":"ds_store is a pure-Python library for reading and modifying macOS Finder .DS_Store files, the hidden metadata files that store folder view settings and file attributes on macOS. Because it's written in pure Python rather than as a native macOS tool, it runs on any platform\u2014Linux, Windows, or macOS\u2014making it useful for build systems, disk image creation, and cross-platform tooling that needs to inspect or manipulate these files without running on a Mac.\n\nThe package wraps the binary .DS_Store format (reverse-engineered from public documentation) and exposes it through a Python API. It depends only on mac_alias, another pure-Python library for handling macOS alias records, keeping the dependency chain minimal and portable.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to read or modify .DS_Store files outside macOS. Low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, MIT-licensed, actively maintained, and production-stable. The narrow use case (macOS filesystem metadata on non-Mac platforms) makes it essential for its niche but not generally useful otherwise."},"id":"ds-store","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ds-store","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ds-store.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ds-store/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-23","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ds-store","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Manipulate Finder .DS_Store files from Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":211115,"position":9484,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.3.3"}