Python: Accessing Windows mapped network drive with known URL, but unknown drive letter

Question

I am trying to write a Python script that can move and copy files on a remote Linux server. However, I can\'t assume that everyone running the script (on Windows) will have mapp

Answer 1

Try using the short name instead of the fully qualified name. In you example that would be \\name-of-machine\var\SomeFile.txt.

Edit:

Okay, now I feel like a dummy -- hopefully you'll feel like one with me! ;)

The machine name is name-of-machine.site.company.com, and the folder and file name is \var\SomeFile.txt -- what is the share name? In other words, your path should be something like:

\\name-of-machine.site.company.com\share_name\var\SomeFile.txt