Where to put configuration/data files

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.7995.1232937535.3487.python-list at python.org>,
Jay Bloodworth  <jbloodworth at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>Is there a nice cross-platform way to figure out the Right (tm) place to
>store configuration files and other data?

For what purpose?  Global program config, user config, what?
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