Robert Dailey wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to get the System32 directory from windows through python? > For example, in C++ you do this by calling GetSystemDirectory(). Is there an > equivalent Python function for obtaining windows installation dependent > paths?
<fishing advice> First thing to do when asking "How do I do X in Python under Windows?" is to stick -- python X -- into Google and you get, eg: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.2/PyWin32/win32api__GetSystemDirectory_meth.html which suggests that the win32api module from the pywin32 modules has the function you need. </fishing advice> And sure enough... <dump> Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import win32api >>> win32api.GetSystemDirectory () 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32' >>> </dump> TJG -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list