How can i check which user is currently logged in on the computer with python?

Question

So i wonder if there is a way to find out which user is currently logged in on the computer, and store it in a variable so i get print it out or do something else with it later. The reason why i need this is because when i enter a path including the user, it's gonna be diffrent depending on which user is logged in. I tried to look for this on the internet but i could't find what I was looking for.

OS: Windows 8.1 Version: Python 3.4 Let me know if there is anything i need to clearify.

OT: I'm sorry for any potential mistakes i've done, i'm new to this site.

Example:

checkuser = #The user currently logged in

print("The user currently logged in is: " + checkuser)

So for example if ExampleUser would be logged in it would print:

"The user currently logged in is: ExampleUser"

Answer 1

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the answer with your snippet would be:

import getpass
checkuser = getpass.getuser()

print("The user currently logged in is: " + checkuser)

Also if you need the name just because of the home directory path you can use os.environ['HOMEPATH'] (on Windows) to get the path directly.