how to test get_special_folder_path()?

[Philip Semanchuk]

Hi all,
The documentation for get_special_folder_path() and friends says that they're "available as additional built-in functions in the installation script". 
http://docs.python.org/distutils/builtdist.html#the-postinstallation-script

Does anyone know of a way to play around with these functions outside of a post-install script? It's time-consuming to install something just to experiment with a single function.

Thanks
Philip