#!/usr/bin/python2.7 import tempfile import shutil from PyQt4.Qt import QSettings tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp() config_dir = tempdir try: QSettings.setPath(QSettings.IniFormat, QSettings.UserScope, config_dir) QSettings.setPath(QSettings.IniFormat, QSettings.SystemScope, config_dir) QSettings.setDefaultFormat(QSettings.IniFormat) finally: shutil.rmtree(tempdir)