How to get a file using %APPDATA% in python 3.9?-CodePudding

I want to store in a variable this path APPDATA%/Roaming/FileZilla/sitemanager.xml.

When i use:

file = "C:/Users/MyPC/AppData/Roaming/FileZilla/sitemanager.xml"

it works, but when i use:

file = "APPDATA%/Roaming/FileZilla/sitemanager.xml"

the file cannot be stored and i cant send via paramiko.

Anyone helps?

CodePudding user response：

You can retrieve the env variable with getenv function from os module. You can also use Path to easily manipulate paths.

import os
import pathlib

appdata = pathlib.Path(os.getenv('APPDATA'))
xmlfile = appdata / 'FileZilla' / 'sitemanager.xml'

CodePudding user response：

You can use os.path.expandvars to expand environment variables in a string. On Windows, $ and % forms are accepted.

import os
file = os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%/Roaming/FileZilla/sitemanager.xml")

(Note the leading %)