Check for a folder, then create a hidden folder in Python

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I can't get this thing to create this hidden folder for the life of me. It completes without any errors just can't get it to create the folder.

 
import os
import ctypes
import subprocess
import urllib
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT

def check_prep (path, stdout, mkdir):
    path = "C:\Sysprep\sys_prep"
    stdout = os.path.exists(path)
    mkdir = os.makedirs(path)

if stdout ==  "False":
    FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = 0x02
    mkdir
    ret = ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetFileAttributesW(mkdir, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN)

You are not calling your function, also the local variables in that function will not be available outside of it. — Klaus D., Nov 22 '16 at 05:26

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 22 '16 at 08:34

There are many mistakes in the code you posted:

path = "C:\Sysprep\sys_prep" => \Sys.. would mean the escape character \S followed by ysprep...; you should use the other slash : C:/Sysprep/sys_prep
mkdir = os.makedirs(path) => os.makedirs(path) does not return anything.
if stdout == "False": => "False" is a string; what you want is a boolean: just write False (without the quotes).

This should work:

import os
import ctypes


def check_prep(path):
    if not os.path.exists(path):
        os.makedirs(path)
        FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = 0x02
        ret = ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetFileAttributesW(path, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN)


path = "hello/ji"
check_prep(path)

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 26 '21 at 12:31

2

Hi for creating hidden folders you can simply do.

import os
os.mkdir(".name_of_folder")

Make sure to add "." in front of folder name.

answered Jul 26 '21 at 12:31

Anchit Shrivastava

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Check for a folder, then create a hidden folder in Python

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