From 22aad691a8cf15b0599abc6e1fdfc92d9b69fb5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nose <goyimnose@nothing.blah>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:38:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] f

---
 scripts/hydrusnetwork.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/hydrusnetwork.py b/scripts/hydrusnetwork.py
index 8e58761..6870deb 100644
--- a/scripts/hydrusnetwork.py
+++ b/scripts/hydrusnetwork.py
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ def main(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> int:
             print("\nSetup cancelled.")
             return 0
 
+    # Expand variables like $HOME or %USERPROFILE% and ~
+    args.root = os.path.expandvars(args.root)
     root = Path(args.root).expanduser().resolve()
     # Python executable inside the repo venv (set when we create/find the venv)
     venv_py = None
@@ -886,6 +888,7 @@ def main(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> int:
     except Exception:
         pass
 
+    args.dest_name = os.path.expandvars(args.dest_name)
     dest = root / args.dest_name
 
     try: