---
id: appdirs-stubs
version: "0.2.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# appdirs-stubs — Type stubs for appdirs

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 190.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

appdirs-stubs is a type-stub package that adds static type information to the appdirs library. It allows Python developers using appdirs—a utility for finding platform-specific application directories—to get type hints in their IDE and pass static type checkers without errors.

The package is a thin layer of metadata with no runtime behavior of its own and depends only on appdirs. It is intended for developers who want type safety when calling appdirs functions. The repository is archived and no longer maintained, so the stubs reflect the state of appdirs at the time the package was last updated on 2026-01-10.

Use it for:

- Add type hints to appdirs calls in a type-checked codebase without type: ignore comments.
- Enable IDE autocompletion and parameter hints when writing code that uses appdirs functions.
- Satisfy strict type checking in CI/CD pipelines that enforce type coverage for dependencies.
- Provide type information to downstream packages that depend on appdirs and need typed APIs.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides type stubs for the appdirs package, enabling static type checking and IDE autocompletion when using appdirs in Python code.

Yes, if you use appdirs and enforce static type checking. The package is lightweight and permissively licensed. However, the abandoned status means the stubs will not be updated if appdirs evolves; verify that the stubs match your installed appdirs version before relying on them in production.

## Install

pip install appdirs-stubs
uv add appdirs-stubs
poetry add appdirs-stubs

## Installing appdirs-stubs

Before you install: The package has low install friction—a single pure-Python wheel with one runtime dependency (appdirs). However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned as of 2026-01-10, meaning no further maintenance or updates are expected.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.

Quickstart:

pip install appdirs-stubs

import appdirs
config_dir = appdirs.user_config_dir('myapp')

Requires Python 3.9 or later.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the type stubs remain accurate and complete for current versions of appdirs.
- Whether type coverage is comprehensive or partial for the appdirs API surface.
- Compatibility of stubs with appdirs versions released after 2026-01-10.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 190.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

type stubs appdirs, appdirs type hints, static type checking appdirs, appdirs IDE autocomplete, appdirs type information, typed appdirs, type-stubs, static-typing

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