import os
import pythoncom
from win32com.shell import shell
from win32com.shell import shellcon
def createDesktopLnk(filename,lnkname):
shortcut = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(
shell.CLSID_ShellLink, None,
pythoncom.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, shell.IID_IShellLink)
shortcut.SetPath(filename)
if os.path.splitext(lnkname)[-1] != '.lnk':
lnkname += ".lnk"
# get desktop path
desktopPath = shell.SHGetPathFromIDList(shell.SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(0,shellcon.CSIDL_DESKTOP))
lnkname = os.path.join(desktopPath,lnkname)
shortcut.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile).Save(lnkname,0)
if __name__ == '__main__':
createDesktopLnk(u"C:Python27python.exe","MyPython")