Neil Hodgson wrote: > Edward Diener: > >> Probably most reliable on Windows is a Windows API function, if it >> exists, for getting the home directory, as opposed to using >> environment variables, but I can not find any Windows API for it at >> present. > > Look at SHGetFolderPath(CSIDL_PROFILE, ...) for Windows Me/2000 or > later. CSIDL_APPDATA is probably a better idea than CSIDL_PROFILE (its > equivalent to "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data" and roams) but > %USERPROFILE% (CSIDL_PROFILE) is compatible with previous Python behaviour. > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms647764.aspx
Thanks, that looks good. For Windows Vista one should evidently use SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Profile,...) instead. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
