Nameerror in get_special_folder_path

Question

I did a little test in Python 2.X to try copying a file from the folder the script is in to the Windows startup folder:

import shutil
import sys, os

startuplocation = get_special_folder_path("CSIDL_STARTUP")
shutil.copy('fototest.jpg', startuplocation)

however, I get the message:

File "copytest.py", line 5, in startuplocation = get_special_folder_path("CSIDL_STARTUP") Nameerror: name 'get_special_folder_path' is not defined.

I started using Python a little while ago and I don’t understand what’s wrong.

Answer 1

Dear friend Pythonista, thank you so much for the language preference hehehe! This script you are making would be for a post-installer?

Otherwise, the get_special_folder_path(csidl_string) function will not work! If you still want to find your computer’s Startup location, use this script (if it’s Windows):

import winshell
startup = winshell.startup()