A system independent way using python to get the root directory/drive on which python is installed

Question

For Linux this would give me /, for Windows on the C drive that would give me C:\\\\. Note that python is not necessarily installed on the C drive

Answer 1

Here's what you need:

import sys, os

def get_sys_exec_root_or_drive():
    path = sys.executable
    while os.path.split(path)[1]:
        path = os.path.split(path)[0]
    return path