wxPython and disk drive letters

Bostjan_Mejak1 · February 19, 2011, 12:01pm

Is there a method in wxPython that returns a list of all disk drive letters under Windows?

Ray_Pasco · February 19, 2011, 4:45pm

All non-GUI capabilities generally concern Python, not wxPython.

import win32api

drives = win32api.GetLogicalDriveStrings()
drives = drives.split('\000')[:-1]
print drives

This is only one way. I'm sure MSW has a dozen more.

Another interesting question is: How can drives (formatted, mounted
partitions) be separated into hard drives, optical drives, Flash
drives, etc.

Ray

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On Feb 19, 7:01 am, Boštjan Mejak <bostjan.me...@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there a method in wxPython that returns a list of all disk drive letters
under Windows?

Gadget_Steve · February 19, 2011, 5:14pm

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# Note this will only find drives that currently have media in
# WINDOWS like only
from os.path import exists
base = ord('A')
found =
for C in range(0,26):
    DL = chr(base+C)
    Path = ''.join([DL,':\\'])
    if exists(Path):
        found.append(Path)
print 'Drives Found', found

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Oswaldo · February 19, 2011, 6:02pm

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Another interesting question is: How can drives (formatted, mounted
partitions) be separated into hard drives, optical drives, Flash
drives, etc.

win32file.GetDriveType(drive) returns the drive type, but, floppy disks and USB disk returns both as removable. Distinguish between them is more complicated.

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El 19/02/2011 17:45, Ray Pasco escribió:

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Oswaldo · February 19, 2011, 6:02pm

...

Another interesting question is: How can drives (formatted, mounted
partitions) be separated into hard drives, optical drives, Flash
drives, etc.

win32file.GetDriveType() returns the drive type, but, floppy disks and USB disk returns both as removable. Distinguish between them is more complicated.

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El 19/02/2011 17:45, Ray Pasco escribió:

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Bostjan_Mejak1 · February 19, 2011, 8:36pm

I like the idea of

import win32api
drives = win32api.GetLogicalDriveStrings()

which enables me the use of

if ‘C:\’ in drives:

# do something if 'C:\\' found

But the module win32api is not included with Python so I need something that is available via “batteries included”. Something Pythonic. Got any idea?

Micah_Nordland · February 19, 2011, 8:44pm

activestate’s build of python contains it, I haven’t used it, but it seems like it would your best bet.

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Bostjan_Mejak1 · February 20, 2011, 2:04am

Did you ment to say that ActivePython includes the win32api module?

Terry_Carroll · February 20, 2011, 3:51am

It does indeed.

On Windows, I always prefer ActivePython.

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On Sun, 20 Feb 2011, Bo?tjan Mejak wrote:

Did you ment to say that ActivePython includes the win32api module?

Jean-Michel_Fauth1 · February 20, 2011, 2:00pm

The "batteries included" is called ctypes.
Search: ctypes [and] windll.kernel32.GetLogicalDrives()

jmf

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On Feb 19, 9:36 pm, Boštjan Mejak <bostjan.me...@gmail.com> wrote:

I like the idea of

import win32api
drives = win32api.GetLogicalDriveStrings()

which enables me the use of

if 'C:\\' in drives:
# do something if 'C:\\' found

But the module win32api is not included with Python so I need something that
is available via "batteries included". Something Pythonic. Got any idea?

Ray_Pasco · February 20, 2011, 5:49pm

Pick one, any one…

Ray Pasco

List_Disk_Drives_Demo.py (3.33 KB)

Drive_Stats_Demo.py (2.07 KB)

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Is there a method in wxPython that returns a list of all disk drive letters under Windows?

Micah_Nordland · February 21, 2011, 8:40pm

I do too, as it sets the PATH variable correctly

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Tim_Roberts · February 21, 2011, 8:58pm

Boï¿½tjan Mejak wrote:

I like the idea of

import win32api

      drives = win32api.GetLogicalDriveStrings()

      which enables me the

use of

if ‘C:\’ in drives:

      ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½# do something

if ‘C:\’ found

      But the module
win32api is not included with Python so I need something that
is available via “batteries included”. Something Pythonic. Got
any idea?

The whole "drive letter" concept is Windows-specific, and thus will

not be part of base Python.

In my view, a Windows Python implementation must always include

PyWin32.

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