[Python-Dev] Draft PEP for time zone support. (original) (raw)

Glenn Linderman v+python at g.nevcal.com
Thu Dec 13 07:39:25 CET 2012

On 12/12/2012 6:10 PM, Janzert wrote:

On 12/12/2012 8:43 PM, Glenn Linderman wrote:

On 12/12/2012 5:36 PM, Brian Curtin wrote:

>> C:\ProgramData\Python

^^^^^ That. Is not the path that the link below is talking about, though. It actually does; it is rather confusing though. :/

I agree with the below. But I have never seen a version of Windows on which c:\ProgramData was the actual path for FOLDERID_ProgramData. Can you reference documentation that states that it was there, for some version? This documentation speaks of:

c:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Application Data (which I knew from XP, and I think 2000, not sure I remember NT)

In Vista.0, Vista.1, and Vista.2, I guess it is moved to C:\users\AllUsers\AppData\Roaming (typically).

Neither of those would result in C:\ProgramData\Python.

It's referring to KNOWNFOLDERID constant FOLDERIDProgramData. The actual on disk location for this has changed over windows versions. As noted below in the SO link given:

"Note that this documentation refers to the typical path as per older versions of Windows. In modern versions of Windows it is located in %SystemDrive%\ProgramData."

> > > Making a new top-level directory without asking is obnoxious.

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9518890/what-is-the-significance-programdata-in-windows

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