Create shortcut files in Windows 7 using Python

Question

Is there a simple way to create shortcuts in Windows 7 on Python? I looked it up online but they did not seem that simple.

I have tried using this simple method:

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Answer 1

If you looking for a platform independent version that works with Python 3 look at swinlnk.

from swinlnk.swinlnk import SWinLnk
swl = SWinLnk()
swl.create_lnk('W:\Foo\Bar', '/mnt/win_share/playground/Bar_winlink.lnk')

This python script is based on the C / Bash Tool mslink.