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# CLI Application Directory
You can get the application directory where you can, for example, save configuration files with `typer.get_app_dir()`:
{* docs_src/app_dir/tutorial001.py hl[9] *}
It will give you a directory for storing configurations appropriate for your CLI program for the current user in each operating system.
Check it:
<div class="termy">
```console
$ python main.py
Config file doesn't exist yet
```
</div>
## About `Path`
If you hadn't seen something like that:
```Python
Path(app_dir) / "config.json"
```
A `Path` object can be used with `/` and it will convert it to the separator for the current system (`/` for Unix systems and `\` for Windows).
If the first element is a `Path` object the next ones (after the `/`) can be `str`.
And it will create a new `Path` object from that.
If you want a quick guide on using `Path()` you can check <a href="https://realpython.com/python-pathlib/" class="external-link" target="_blank">this post on Real Python</a> or <a href="https://treyhunner.com/2018/12/why-you-should-be-using-pathlib/" class="external-link" target="_blank">this post by Trey Hunner</a>.
In the code above, we are also explicitly declaring `config_path` as having type `Path` to help the editor provide completion and type checks:
```Python
config_path: Path = Path(app_dir) / "config.json"
```
Otherwise it could think it's a sub-type (a `PurePath`) and stop providing completion for some methods.
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