code: def userFolder():
      
      #path=os.path.abspath(tempfile.gettempdir()+"/swhlab/")
      #don't use tempdir! it will get deleted easily.
      path=os.path.expanduser("~")+"/.swhlab/" # works on windows or linux
      # for me, path=r"C:\Users\swharden\.swhlab"
      if not os.path.exists(path):
          print("creating",path)
          os.mkdir(path)
      return os.path.abspath(path)
docs: return the semi-temporary user folder