confFileManager.py

import os
import json

HOME = os.environ.get('HOME')
CONFDIR = HOME+('/.config/razercommander/')

def check_path(path):
    complete_path=CONFDIR+path
    if not os.path.isdir(CONFDIR):
        os.makedirs(CONFDIR)
    if not os.path.isfile(complete_path):
        out=open(complete_path, 'w')
        out.write(json.dumps({}))
        out.close()

def load_file(path, default):
    complete_path=CONFDIR+path
    mfile=open(complete_path,'r')
    to_ret=default
    try:
        mfile_txt=mfile.read()
        to_ret=json.loads(mfile_txt)
        mfile.close()
    except ValueError:
        mfile.close()
        mfile=open(complete_path,'w')
        mfile.write(json.dumps(default))
        mfile.close()
    finally:
        return to_ret

def save_file(path, value):
    #print(value)
    complete_path=CONFDIR+path
    check_path(path)
    out=open(complete_path, 'w')
    out.write(json.dumps(value))
    out.close()