How can I get the logged in users username on Win32?
Fredrik Lundh
fredrik at pythonware.com
Wed Mar 14 11:27:35 EST 2001
"nomad" wrote:
> After searching through the Python Docs, I found that on Un*x I could
> use getpass.getuser(), but there is no equivalent for the Win32
> platform.
>
> In other words, how can I get the username in Windows?
in case you really meant to post this again, here
are the responses you got two weeks ago:
fredrik:
> > In other words, how can I get the username in Windows?
>
> getpass.getuser()
>
> (it works as long as USERNAME is set, which it usually is)
mark:
> And win32api.GetUserName() should work even if it isnt :)
Cheers /F
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