Class and general usage for accessing windows shortcuts in Python.

import pythoncom

class Win32Shortcut:
    def __init__(self, lnkname):
        self.shortcut = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(
            shell.CLSID_ShellLink, None,
            pythoncom.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, shell.IID_IShellLink)
        self.shortcut.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile).Load(lnkname)

    def __getattr__(self, name):
        return getattr(self.shortcut, name)

s = Win32Shortcut(path)
iconPath = s.GetIconLocation()[0]
itemPath = s.GetPath(0)[0]