How to get Desktop location?

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On Unix or Linux:

import os
desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~')), 'Desktop')

on Windows:

import os
desktop = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE']), 'Desktop')

and to add in your command:

shutil.copy(txtName, desktop)

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