AttributeError: module 'ctypes.wintypes' has no attribute 'create_unicode_buffer'

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This is a part of my code:

import os

def _get_appdata_path():
    import ctypes
    from ctypes import wintypes, windll
    CSIDL_APPDATA = 26
    _SHGetFolderPath = windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW
    _SHGetFolderPath.argtypes = [wintypes.HWND,
                                 ctypes.c_int,
                                 wintypes.HANDLE,
                                 wintypes.DWORD,
                                 wintypes.LPCWSTR]
    path_buf = wintypes.create_unicode_buffer(wintypes.MAX_PATH)
    result = _SHGetFolderPath(0, CSIDL_APPDATA, 0, 0, path_buf)
    return path_buf.value

But when I call wintypes.create_unicode_buffer() I get the error:

AttributeError: module 'ctypes.wintypes' has no attribute 'create_unicode_buffer'

I am using Python 3.5.1. What could I do?

stackoverflow.com/questions/626796/…

gplayer
– gplayer

2016-10-17 11:06:14 +00:00
Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 11:06 — gplayer
– gplayer, Commented Oct 17, 2016 at 11:06

gplayer · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-17 11:58:40Z

6

Use ctypes.create_unicode_buffer, which works in both PY2 and PY3. It was only accidentally in wintypes in PY2 due to its use of from ctypes import *. :D

answered Oct 17, 2016 at 11:58

gplayer

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