code: def _get_cache_dir(candidate):
      
      if candidate:
          return candidate
  
      import distutils.dist  # suppress(import-error)
      import distutils.command.build  # suppress(import-error)
      build_cmd = distutils.command.build.build(distutils.dist.Distribution())
      build_cmd.finalize_options()
      cache_dir = os.path.abspath(build_cmd.build_temp)
  
      # Make sure that it is created before anyone tries to use it
      try:
          os.makedirs(cache_dir)
      except OSError as error:
          if error.errno != errno.EEXIST:
              raise error
  
      return cache_dir
docs: Get the current cache directory.