import _winreg
def get_desktop():
  key = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders')
  return _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "Desktop")[0]

import win32api,win32con
def get_desktop():
  key =win32api.RegOpenKey(win32con.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders',0,win32con.KEY_READ)
  return win32api.RegQueryValueEx(key,'Desktop')[0]

from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
def GetDesktopPath():
  ilist =shell.SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(0, shellcon.CSIDL_DESKTOP)
  return shell.SHGetPathFromIDList(ilist)

import os
def GetDesktopPath():
  return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), 'Desktop')

import socket, os
def GetDesktopPath()
 hostname = socket.gethostname()  #socket.getfqdn(socket.gethostname()) 
 basepath = os.path.join("C:\Users\",hostname ) 
 return os.path.join(basepath, 'Desktop')