win32.py   [plain text]

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"""Win32 utilities.

See also twisted.python.shortcut.
"""

# system imports
import win32api, win32con

# sibling import
from runtime import platform


# XXX fix this to use python's builtin _winreg?

def getProgramsMenuPath():
    """Get the path to the Programs menu.

    Probably will break on non-US Windows.
    
    @returns: the filesystem location of the common Start Menu->Programs.
    """
    if not platform.isWinNT():
        return "C:\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs"
    keyname = 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders'
    hShellFolders = win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 
                                          keyname, 0, win32con.KEY_READ)
    return win32api.RegQueryValueEx(hShellFolders, 'Common Programs')[0]


def getProgramFilesPath():
    """Get the path to the Program Files folder."""
    keyname = 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion'
    currentV = win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 
                                     keyname, 0, win32con.KEY_READ)
    return win32api.RegQueryValueEx(currentV, 'ProgramFilesDir')[0]