fix bug with log path on mac/linux, bump required version to py3

Author: csm10495

csmlog/__init__.py

@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@
 import os
 import shutil
 import sys
-
-__version__ = '0.9a'
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from csmlog.system_call import LoggedSystemCall
 from csmlog.udp_handler import UdpHandler
 from csmlog.udp_handler_receiver import UdpHandlerReceiver
 
+__version__ = '0.10'
+
+
 class CSMLogger(object):
     '''
     object to wrap logging logic
@@ -108,7 +111,17 @@ def getDefaultSaveDirectoryWithName(cls, appName):
         if os.name == 'nt':
             logFolder = os.path.join(os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%"), appName)
         else:
-            logFolder = os.path.join('/var/log/', appName)
+            tmpPath = Path(f'/var/log/{uuid.uuid4()}')
+            try:
+                tmpPath.touch()
+                tmpPath.unlink()
+                tmpPath = tmpPath.parent
+            except PermissionError:
+                # can't use /var/log... try using ~/log/
+                tmpPath = Path.home() / 'log'
+                tmpPath.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+            logFolder = tmpPath / appName
 
         if not os.path.isdir(logFolder):
             os.makedirs(logFolder)

setup.py

@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@
     version=__version__,
     packages=['csmlog'],
     license='MIT License',
-    python_requires='>=2.7',
+    python_requires='>=3.6',
     long_description=open('README.md').read(),
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Natural Language :: English',
         'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
         'Programming Language :: Python',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
     ],
     include_package_data = True,