how to run cmd administrator in python code example
Example 1: open administrator command prompt using python
import os
import sys
import win32com.shell.shell as shell
ASADMIN = 'asadmin'
if sys.argv[-1] != ASADMIN:
script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
params = ' '.join([script] + sys.argv[1:] + [ASADMIN])
shell.ShellExecuteEx(lpVerb='runas', lpFile=sys.executable, lpParameters=params)
sys.exit(0)
Example 2: python is running as administrator
import ctypes, os
def isAdmin():
""" Return True/Flase """
try:
is_admin = (os.getuid() == 0)
except AttributeError:
is_admin = ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() != 0
return is_admin