Re: Getting the home directory in Python and a bug in os.path.expanduser

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

Neil
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