python and windows short file names

[Tarle]

Oops I forgot to mention, It is for the WINDOZE platform.(xp, me, 2k, 98se
nt)


Tarle wrote:

> Hello All,
>                 I think this question must have been asked a lot of
> times before.  I could not find in the searches I did.
>
> I want to be able to use java to python ( thru jython is fine) to be
> able to manipulate the full file name and the long dir structures etc.,
>
> I would like to be able short file names and other useful file i/o's
> including ability to delete directory, create directory, rename, move
> etc., etc.,
>
> How can I accomplish this without COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE ?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> -Narahari.