Three ways to get the path of Windows desktop in Python

1 Overview

For some reasons, it is necessary to use the Windows desktop path of different users, so the path cannot be fixed. You can use the following methods to obtain it.

# Reference: Desktop address of Administrator accountC:\Users\Administrator\Desktop

2 Methods

2.1 Method 1: Use the os module

import os


def get_desktop_path():
    return (("~"), 'Desktop')


desktop_path = get_desktop_path()
print(desktop_path)
# C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop

2.2 Method 2: Use winreg module

import winreg


def get_desktop():
    key = (winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders')
    return (key, "Desktop")[0]


print(get_desktop())
# C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop

2.3 Method 3: Use the path module

from pathlib import Path


def get_desktop_path():
    return () / 'Desktop'


print(get_desktop_path())
# C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop

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