def create_shortcut(shell_item, shortcut_path):
id_list = shell.SHGetIDListFromObject(shell_item)
shortcut = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(shell.CLSID_ShellLink, None,
pythoncom.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, shell.IID_IShellLink)
shortcut.SetIDList(id_list)
persist = shortcut.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile)
persist.Save(shortcut_path, 0)
def test_idlist_roundtrip(self):
pidl = shell.SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(0, shellcon.CSIDL_DESKTOP)
item = shell.SHCreateItemFromIDList(pidl, shell.IID_IShellItem)
pidl_back = shell.SHGetIDListFromObject(item)
self.assertEqual(pidl, pidl_back)