a_draganddrop-path-to-pythonvar.md

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Drag and drop file or folder into the .bat file, and it will convert the path of said folder/file into a python variable, which can be used later.

Rename the .bat file to the same name as your python file in order for it to work (no need to tweak the inside of the .bat file). And make sure both the .bat file and the .py file are in the same directory.

Tested work on Windows 11.

draganddrop-path-to-pythonvar.bat

@echo off
set curdir=%~dp0
set file_path="%~1"
set file_path=%file_path:"=%
set file_path=%file_path:\=\\%
set file_path=%file_path: =^ %
set file_name=%~n0
python "%curdir%%file_name%.py" "%file_path%"
pause

draganddrop-path-to-pythonvar.py

import os, sys

file_path = sys.argv[1]
print(file_path)