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+# The contents of this file are subject to the BitTorrent Open Source License
+# Version 1.1 (the License).  You may not copy or use this file, in either
+# source code or executable form, except in compliance with the License.  You
+# may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.bittorrent.com/license/.
+#
+# Software distributed under the License is distributed on an AS IS basis,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the License
+# for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+# License.
+
+# written by Matt Chisholm
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from BitTorrent.platform import get_home_dir, get_shell_dir
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    from win32com.shell import shellcon
+    
+desktop = None
+
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    desktop = get_shell_dir(shellcon.CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY)
+else:
+    homedir = get_home_dir()
+    if homedir == None :
+        desktop = '/tmp/'
+    else:
+        desktop = homedir
+        if os.name in ('mac', 'posix'):
+            tmp_desktop = os.path.join(homedir, 'Desktop')
+            if os.access(tmp_desktop, os.R_OK|os.W_OK):
+                desktop = tmp_desktop + os.sep