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+# From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19622133/python-set-hide-attribute-on-folders-in-windows-os
+
+import ctypes
+
+
+def hide_file(path):
+    """Sets the hidden attribute on a file or directory
+
+    `path` must be unicode; be careful that you escape backslashes or use raw
+    string literals - e.g.: `u'G:\\Dir\\folder1'` or `ur'G:\Dir\folder1'`.
+    """
+
+    SetFileAttributesW = ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetFileAttributesW
+
+    FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN = 0x02
+
+    ret = SetFileAttributesW(path, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN)
+    if not ret:
+        raise ctypes.WinError()