how can I detect the windows user's name and add it to a file path

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I am making a python script as a school project but I have been using my own user in order to use a file path, but I want to make it so that I can use this program on other devices, please, can someone help

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '22 at 15:43

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You can use the os library for this.

import os
user_name = os.getlogin()

os.getlogin() returns the currently logged in user's user name as a string. Here is the documentation.

answered Oct 22 '22 at 15:43

Erik Wiström

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thank you, I appreciate the great answer and surprisingly fast response – verwro Oct 22 '22 at 15:48
No problem, good luck with your project! Consider accepting the answer if it helped you. – Erik Wiström Oct 22 '22 at 15:56

how can I detect the windows user's name and add it to a file path

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