#Solution: The created shortcut needs to add the starting position StartIn=str(target).replace(s, "")
import winshell
import os
def create_shortcut_to_desktop():
target = sys.argv[0]
title = 'XX shortcut'
s = os.path.basename(target)
fname = os.path.splitext(s)[0]
winshell.CreateShortcut(
Path=os.path.join(winshell.desktop(), fname + '.lnk'),
StartIn=str(target).replace(s, ""),
Target=target,
Icon=(target, 0),
Description=title)
def delete_shortcut_from_startup():
target = sys.argv[0]
s = os.path.basename(target)
fname = os.path.splitext(s)[0]
# delfile = micpath.join(winshell.startup(), fname + '.lnk')
delfile = os.path.join(winshell.desktop(), fname + '.lnk')
if os.path.exists(delfile):
winshell.delete_file(delfile)