Request UAC elevation from within a Python script?

Question

I want my Python script to copy files on Vista. When I run it from a normal cmd.exe window, no errors are generated, yet the files are NOT copied. If I run

Answer 1

Just adding this answer in case others are directed here by Google Search as I was. I used the elevate module in my Python script and the script executed with Administrator Privileges in Windows 10.

https://pypi.org/project/elevate/