Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Ivan, On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 07:02:48PM -0600, Ivan Van Laningham wrote: Use win32api to find drives: cut here #!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import os import os.path import win32api [snip] AFAICT, the win32api module has not been ported to Cygwin Python. Jason -- PGP/GPG Key: http://www.tishler.net/jason/pubkey.asc or key servers Fingerprint: 7A73 1405 7F2B E669 C19D 8784 1AFD E4CC ECF4 8EF6 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Hi All-- Jason Tishler wrote: Ivan, On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 07:02:48PM -0600, Ivan Van Laningham wrote: Use win32api to find drives: cut here #!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import os import os.path import win32api [snip] AFAICT, the win32api module has not been ported to Cygwin Python. I'm not running Cygwin, but Uwin. I installed regular Python: Python 2.4 (#60, Nov 30 2004, 11:49:19) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type help, copyright, credits or license for more information. ^Z with the win32api that matched. I have no trouble running it. Is there some reason to prefer a Python compiled by the Cygwin tools? Metta, Ivan -- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.andi-holmes.com/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Ivan, On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 07:29:32AM -0600, Ivan Van Laningham wrote: Jason Tishler wrote: On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 07:02:48PM -0600, Ivan Van Laningham wrote: Use win32api to find drives: cut here #!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import os import os.path import win32api [snip] AFAICT, the win32api module has not been ported to Cygwin Python. I'm not running Cygwin, but Uwin. I installed regular Python: Python 2.4 (#60, Nov 30 2004, 11:49:19) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type help, copyright, credits or license for more information. ^Z with the win32api that matched. I have no trouble running it. Is there some reason to prefer a Python compiled by the Cygwin tools? It depends on your needs. If you are looking for a more Unix-like Python, then the Cygwin version would probably be better. If Windows-like, then the native Windows version would probably be better. The OP seem to be interested in a Cygwin Python solution -- not a Windows one. So, I was just clarifying that the win32api module is not supported under Cygwin Python. Jason -- PGP/GPG Key: http://www.tishler.net/jason/pubkey.asc or key servers Fingerprint: 7A73 1405 7F2B E669 C19D 8784 1AFD E4CC ECF4 8EF6 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Hi All-- Jason Tishler wrote: Ivan, It depends on your needs. If you are looking for a more Unix-like Python, then the Cygwin version would probably be better. If Windows-like, then the native Windows version would probably be better. The OP seem to be interested in a Cygwin Python solution -- not a Windows one. So, I was just clarifying that the win32api module is not supported under Cygwin Python. Could you clarify? I always thought that the only thing really different were the default path assumptions--/ instead of \, and so on--rather than anything substantive. I try to use os.path.sep() and os.path.join(), etc. What else could bite me? ;-) Metta, Ivan -- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.andi-holmes.com/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Ivan, On Sat, Apr 30, 2005 at 08:44:55AM -0600, Ivan Van Laningham wrote: Jason Tishler wrote: I was just clarifying that the win32api module is not supported under Cygwin Python. Could you clarify? I always thought that the only thing really different were the default path assumptions--/ instead of \, and so on--rather than anything substantive. I try to use os.path.sep() and os.path.join(), etc. What else could bite me? ;-) Not much -- at least not too hard. :,) Anyway, only the low level stuff would be different: Posix versus Win32, shared extensions, etc. The high level stuff should be the same -- isn't Python just Python. :,) Jason -- PGP/GPG Key: http://www.tishler.net/jason/pubkey.asc or key servers Fingerprint: 7A73 1405 7F2B E669 C19D 8784 1AFD E4CC ECF4 8EF6 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Forwarding to list, as you forgot to Reply-all (Don't worry, we all do it at least once!). -- Forwarded message -- From: Mayer Goldberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Apr 26, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: how to find the drive in python/cygwin? To: Kristian Zoerhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Kristian: Thanks for the very fast reply! I wasn't thinking of the mount command -- this is really the correct way to think about my problem. My program needs to run on an external media that comes with Cygwin on it. I have no control over what drive is assigned to that media, but for some reason, I do need to know the letter. Why? Basically this has to do with moving around: I use different computers throughout the day, and need to carry with me a sane and productive computing environment. Rebooting to linux is not an option for me, so I need a Windows solution. I found it in the form of a 40G pocket hard drive with a USB connection. I plug in the connection, go to my software subdirectory and run what I need. I have a mixture of Unix and Windows programs, and often I have to run a Windows program instead of a unix program (for example, I run miktex instead of the tetex that comes with cygwin). The Windows utilities need to be passed arguments in DOS format, i.e., something like G:\FOO\foo.dll. Cygwin is only one specific application I use, so I didn't install everything under the / (which would have solved many problems for me!). As a result, I need to know the drive letter. Thanks again, Mayer -- Kristian kristian.zoerhoff(AT)gmail.com zoerhoff(AT)freeshell.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Fwd: how to find the drive in python/cygwin?
Hi All-- Use win32api to find drives: cut here #!/usr/bin/python # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- import os import os.path import win32api import sys def findAllDrives(): Drives=[] print Searching for drives... drives=win32api.GetLogicalDriveStrings().split(:) for i in drives: dr=i[-1].lower() if dr.isalpha(): dr+=:\\ inf=None try: inf=win32api.GetVolumeInformation(dr) except: pass # Removable drive, not ready # You'll still get the drive letter, but inf will be None Drives.append([dr,inf]) return Drives if __name__==__main__: drives=findAllDrives() for i in drives: print i[0],i[1] cut here Metta, Ivan -- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.andi-holmes.com/ http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
