get_users.py -- Searches Window's /Users/ file for write-accessable user folders

get_users.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
get_users.py -- Searches Window's /Users/ file for write-accessable user folders
and returns a list of write-accessible folder names (i.e. likely user name).
"""

import os

def get_users():
    users_dir = r"C:\Users"
    ignore = {"All Users", "Default", "Public"}
    users = set()
    for path in os.listdir(users_dir):
        try:
            os.listdir(os.path.join(users_dir, path))
            users.add(path)
        except WindowsError:
            pass
    return list(users.difference(ignore))