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Freaky Chris · May 18th, 2008, 4:37 AM

Hey, i was wondering if anybody could point in the right direction. Ie give me the name of modules and links to module listing etc for a method of listing what HD's a computer, under WinXP.

Thanks,
Chris

Freaky Chris · May 18th, 2008, 2:23 PM

Is there a way of doing this properly or would i have to do something like this

 Python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
drives = ["A:\\", "B:\\", "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "G:\\", "H:\\", "I:\\", "J:\\", "K:\\", "L:\\", "M:\\", "N:\\", "O:\\", "P:\\", "Q:\\", "R:\\", "S:\\", "T:\\", "U:\\", "V:\\", "W:\\", "X:\\", "Y:\\", "Z:\\"]
for drive in drives:
	if os.path.exists(drive):
		print drive, "Present"
	else:
		print drive, "Not Present"
drives = ["A:\\", "B:\\", "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "G:\\", "H:\\", "I:\\", "J:\\", "K:\\", "L:\\", "M:\\", "N:\\", "O:\\", "P:\\", "Q:\\", "R:\\", "S:\\", "T:\\", "U:\\", "V:\\", "W:\\", "X:\\", "Y:\\", "Z:\\"]
for drive in drives:
	if os.path.exists(drive):
		print drive, "Present"
	else:
		print drive, "Not Present"

So is that how i will have to do it, or is there an actual method to do that for you?

Chris

iEngage · May 18th, 2008, 2:51 PM

well I don't have a solution for you, but one thing worth mentioning about the way you have it done is this: every single drive that has a letter will be shown as present. This includes mapped drives, optical drives etc.

EDIT: I found the below link that may help, but it seems as if you have to have a 3rd party module to do it, because when i tried it it gave an error about win32file

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyt...ay/324479.html

Also instead of listing out all the drives like that in one huge array, you could just do the following if you like it better:

 python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) 
import os,string
 
for drive in string.ascii_uppercase:
	if os.path.exists(drive+":"):
		print drive+":", "Present"
	else:
		print drive+":", "Not Present"
import os,string

for drive in string.ascii_uppercase:
	if os.path.exists(drive+":"):
		print drive+":", "Present"
	else:
		print drive+":", "Not Present"

Freaky Chris · May 18th, 2008, 3:04 PM

Indeed this is a 3rd party module which is not what im after, and yes im aware that the solution i use will show all drives, this is in actual fact how i would like it. You have to bare in mind in only shows drives in use not blank CD drives etc. And again mapped network drives are also wanted.

Chris

iEngage · May 18th, 2008, 3:13 PM

well then in that case your solution seems to be the way to go

Freaky Chris · May 18th, 2008, 3:16 PM

yes and ising string is the better option, i don't know why i didn't do that in the first place lol. O well thanks for reminding me. i May look int WMI (although it is an extra module) aparently has some functionality that could be of use to me.

Chris

iEngage · May 18th, 2008, 3:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freaky Chris

O well thanks for reminding me.

no problem

kruptof · May 18th, 2008, 3:48 PM

Not a python person but a quick google turned up this

Hope it helps

Freaky Chris · May 18th, 2008, 3:57 PM

Yer its another example of a third party module by the looks of it, or at least a module that is no longer supported. I'd rather use default libraries and working with the solution i have at the moment since i would like to be able to rn the script on other machines that will not have the extra modules installed.

But thanks anyway, these were the sorts of things i was getting when i googled it myself.

Chris

Game_Ender · May 20th, 2008, 9:28 AM

I wouldn't stop there at all. Take a look at the source code for those 3rd party modules. Its most likely that they use the Win32 API (or another C api). If so you can use ctypes to just load the right DLL and call the needed functions directly from Python. No 3rd party module is needed. I have done this myself for other areas of Win32 API and it works just fine.

May 18th, 2008, 4:37 AM	#1
Freaky Chris Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 169 Rep Power: 1	Listing HD's Hey, i was wondering if anybody could point in the right direction. Ie give me the name of modules and links to module listing etc for a method of listing what HD's a computer, under WinXP. Thanks, Chris __________________ Who said i couldn't program `sarcasm = raw_input('Type in a sarcastic remark: ') print sarcasm`

May 18th, 2008, 2:23 PM	#2
Freaky Chris Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 169 Rep Power: 1	Re: Listing HD's Is there a way of doing this properly or would i have to do something like this Python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) drives = ["A:\\", "B:\\", "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "G:\\", "H:\\", "I:\\", "J:\\", "K:\\", "L:\\", "M:\\", "N:\\", "O:\\", "P:\\", "Q:\\", "R:\\", "S:\\", "T:\\", "U:\\", "V:\\", "W:\\", "X:\\", "Y:\\", "Z:\\"] for drive in drives: if os.path.exists(drive): print drive, "Present" else: print drive, "Not Present" drives = ["A:\\", "B:\\", "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "G:\\", "H:\\", "I:\\", "J:\\", "K:\\", "L:\\", "M:\\", "N:\\", "O:\\", "P:\\", "Q:\\", "R:\\", "S:\\", "T:\\", "U:\\", "V:\\", "W:\\", "X:\\", "Y:\\", "Z:\\"] for drive in drives: if os.path.exists(drive): print drive, "Present" else: print drive, "Not Present" So is that how i will have to do it, or is there an actual method to do that for you? Chris __________________ Who said i couldn't program `sarcasm = raw_input('Type in a sarcastic remark: ') print sarcasm`

May 18th, 2008, 2:51 PM	#3
iEngage Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: teh interwebz Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Re: Listing HD's well I don't have a solution for you, but one thing worth mentioning about the way you have it done is this: every single drive that has a letter will be shown as present. This includes mapped drives, optical drives etc. EDIT: I found the below link that may help, but it seems as if you have to have a 3rd party module to do it, because when i tried it it gave an error about win32file http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyt...ay/324479.html Also instead of listing out all the drives like that in one huge array, you could just do the following if you like it better: python Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) import os,string for drive in string.ascii_uppercase: if os.path.exists(drive+":"): print drive+":", "Present" else: print drive+":", "Not Present" import os,string for drive in string.ascii_uppercase: if os.path.exists(drive+":"): print drive+":", "Present" else: print drive+":", "Not Present" __________________ iEngage

May 18th, 2008, 3:04 PM	#4
Freaky Chris Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 169 Rep Power: 1	Re: Listing HD's Indeed this is a 3rd party module which is not what im after, and yes im aware that the solution i use will show all drives, this is in actual fact how i would like it. You have to bare in mind in only shows drives in use not blank CD drives etc. And again mapped network drives are also wanted. Chris __________________ Who said i couldn't program `sarcasm = raw_input('Type in a sarcastic remark: ') print sarcasm`

May 18th, 2008, 3:13 PM	#5
iEngage Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: teh interwebz Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Re: Listing HD's well then in that case your solution seems to be the way to go __________________ iEngage

May 18th, 2008, 3:16 PM	#6
Freaky Chris Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 169 Rep Power: 1	Re: Listing HD's yes and ising string is the better option, i don't know why i didn't do that in the first place lol. O well thanks for reminding me. i May look int WMI (although it is an extra module) aparently has some functionality that could be of use to me. Chris __________________ Who said i couldn't program `sarcasm = raw_input('Type in a sarcastic remark: ') print sarcasm`

May 18th, 2008, 3:57 PM	#9
Freaky Chris Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 169 Rep Power: 1	Re: Listing HD's Yer its another example of a third party module by the looks of it, or at least a module that is no longer supported. I'd rather use default libraries and working with the solution i have at the moment since i would like to be able to rn the script on other machines that will not have the extra modules installed. But thanks anyway, these were the sorts of things i was getting when i googled it myself. Chris __________________ Who said i couldn't program `sarcasm = raw_input('Type in a sarcastic remark: ') print sarcasm`

May 20th, 2008, 9:28 AM	#10
Game_Ender Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 306 Rep Power: 3	Re: Listing HD's I wouldn't stop there at all. Take a look at the source code for those 3rd party modules. Its most likely that they use the Win32 API (or another C api). If so you can use ctypes to just load the right DLL and call the needed functions directly from Python. No 3rd party module is needed. I have done this myself for other areas of Win32 API and it works just fine. __________________ Robotics @ Maryland AUV Team - Software Lead

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