module setting file location

[Michael Mell]

I've created a module which needs to read a certain file to initialize
several user-specific variables. Currently the module only looks for the
settings file in the same directory as itself:

 settings = os.path.split(__file__)[0] # get the module's parent
directory
 settings = os.path.join(settings, "SettingsFile.txt")

I want the installation to be as easy as possible for end users while
conforming to good Python practices. In the current arrangement, the
settings file will often be located in the Python/Lib directory.

Where should the settings file be located?

thx
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