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. :/ It's referring to KNOWNFOLDERID constant FOLDERID_ProgramData. 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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