Python _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER Examples

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Example #1
Source File: appdirs.py    From hacktoberfest2018 with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #2
Source File: appdirs.py    From scylla with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #3
Source File: appdirs.py    From Building-Recommendation-Systems-with-Python with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #4
Source File: appdirs.py    From learn_python3_spider with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    # type: (str) -> str
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #5
Source File: appdirs.py    From stopstalk-deployment with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #6
Source File: appdirs.py    From stopstalk-deployment with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #7
Source File: appdirs.py    From stopstalk-deployment with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #8
Source File: appdirs.py    From Hands-On-Application-Development-with-PyCharm with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #9
Source File: appdirs.py    From Hands-On-Application-Development-with-PyCharm with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    # type: (str) -> str
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #10
Source File: appdirs.py    From Financial-Portfolio-Flask with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #11
Source File: appdirs.py    From Financial-Portfolio-Flask with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #12
Source File: appdirs.py    From learn_python3_spider with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #13
Source File: appdirs.py    From pySINDy with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #14
Source File: appdirs.py    From pySINDy with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #15
Source File: appdirs.py    From pySINDy with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #16
Source File: appdirs.py    From Building-Recommendation-Systems-with-Python with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #17
Source File: appdirs.py    From hacktoberfest2018 with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #18
Source File: appdirs.py    From hacktoberfest2018 with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #19
Source File: appdirs.py    From hacktoberfest2018 with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #20
Source File: appdirs.py    From GraphicDesignPatternByPython with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #21
Source File: appdirs.py    From GraphicDesignPatternByPython with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #22
Source File: appdirs.py    From GraphicDesignPatternByPython with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #23
Source File: appdirs.py    From pipenv with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #24
Source File: appdirs.py    From pipenv with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #25
Source File: appdirs.py    From deepWordBug with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    # type: (str) -> str
    """
    This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    directory, _type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return directory
Example #26
Source File: appdirs.py    From deepWordBug with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #27
Source File: appdirs.py    From deepWordBug with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #28
Source File: appdirs.py    From pex with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #29
Source File: appdirs.py    From pex with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir
Example #30
Source File: appdirs.py    From Safejumper-for-Desktop with GNU General Public License v2.0 6 votes vote down vote up 
def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
    """This is a fallback technique at best. I'm not sure if using the
    registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
    names.
    """
    if PY3:
      import winreg as _winreg
    else:
      import _winreg

    shell_folder_name = {
        "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",
        "CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA": "Common AppData",
        "CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA": "Local AppData",
    }[csidl_name]

    key = _winreg.OpenKey(
        _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
        r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
    )
    dir, type = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
    return dir