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I would like to write a program which creates the folders in specific
directory.
For example, I want to create folder in Program Files. How do I know which
is in C:\ or D:\
Is there any function to get the active path?

Thanks in advance.
Jul 19 '05 #1
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On XP at least you have the environment variable "ProgramFiles".

You can fetch the path it holds through os.environ

Jul 19 '05 #2
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:32:02 +0800, "Austin" <au****@maxtronic.com.tw>
declaimed the following in comp.lang.python:
I would like to write a program which creates the folders in specific
directory.
For example, I want to create folder in Program Files. How do I know which
is in C:\ or D:\
I'm going to presume this is just an example -- under WinXP,
"Program Files" is a protected directory, only Admin accounts can modify
it.

Scan the registry for, I believe, "shell folders" -- these
entries identify things like a user's desktop folder, etc.

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