Python winreg.QueryValueEx() Examples

def windows_group_policy_path():
    # we know that we're running under windows at this point so it's safe to do these imports
    from winreg import ConnectRegistry, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, OpenKeyEx, QueryValueEx, REG_EXPAND_SZ, REG_SZ
    try:
        root = ConnectRegistry(None, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
        policy_key = OpenKeyEx(root, r"SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome")
        user_data_dir, type_ = QueryValueEx(policy_key, "UserDataDir")
        if type_ == REG_EXPAND_SZ:
            user_data_dir = os.path.expandvars(user_data_dir)
        elif type_ != REG_SZ:
            return None
    except OSError:
        return None
    return os.path.join(user_data_dir, "Default", "Cookies")


# Code adapted slightly from https://github.com/Arnie97/chrome-cookies 

def get_home_dir(self, username):
            """Return the user's profile directory, the closest thing
            to a user home directory we have on Windows.
            """
            try:
                sid = win32security.ConvertSidToStringSid(
                    win32security.LookupAccountName(None, username)[0])
            except pywintypes.error as err:
                raise AuthorizerError(err)
            path = r"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT" \
                   r"\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" + "\\" + sid
            try:
                key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, path)
            except WindowsError:
                raise AuthorizerError(
                    "No profile directory defined for user %s" % username)
            value = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "ProfileImagePath")[0]
            home = win32api.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(value)
            if not PY3 and not isinstance(home, unicode):
                home = home.decode('utf8')
            return home 

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 

def _get_windows_python_path(x64):
    """Get the path to Python.exe on Windows."""
    parts = str(sys.version_info.major), str(sys.version_info.minor)
    ver = ''.join(parts)
    dot_ver = '.'.join(parts)

    if x64:
        path = (r'SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\{}\InstallPath'
                .format(dot_ver))
        fallback = r'C:\Python{}\python.exe'.format(ver)
    else:
        path = (r'SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Python\PythonCore\{}-32\InstallPath'
                .format(dot_ver))
        fallback = r'C:\Python{}-32\python.exe'.format(ver)

    try:
        key = winreg.OpenKeyEx(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, path)
        return winreg.QueryValueEx(key, 'ExecutablePath')[0]
    except FileNotFoundError:
        return fallback 

def is_using_dcs_steam_edition():
    """
    Check if DCS World : Steam Edition version is installed on this computer
    :return True if DCS Steam edition is installed,
            -1 if DCS Steam Edition is registered in Steam apps but not installed,
            False if never installed in Steam
    """
    if not is_windows_os:
        return False
    try:
        # Note : Steam App ID for DCS World is 223750
        dcs_steam_app_key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Valve\\Steam\\Apps\\223750")
        installed = winreg.QueryValueEx(dcs_steam_app_key, "Installed")
        winreg.CloseKey(dcs_steam_app_key)
        if installed[0] == 1:
            return True
        else:
            return False
    except FileNotFoundError as fnfe:
        return False 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

def default_cm3d2_dir(base_dir, file_name, new_ext):
	if not base_dir:
		if preferences().cm3d2_path:
			base_dir = os.path.join(preferences().cm3d2_path, "GameData", "*." + new_ext)
		else:
			try:
				import winreg
				with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r'Software\KISS\カスタムメイド3D2') as key:
					base_dir = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, 'InstallPath')[0]
					preferences().cm3d2_path = base_dir
					base_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, "GameData", "*." + new_ext)
			except: pass
	if file_name:
		base_dir = os.path.join(os.path.split(base_dir)[0], file_name)
	base_dir = os.path.splitext(base_dir)[0] + "." + new_ext
	return base_dir

# 一時ファイル書き込みと自動バックアップを行うファイルオブジェクトを返す 

def get_home_dir(self, username):
            """Return the user's profile directory, the closest thing
            to a user home directory we have on Windows.
            """
            try:
                sid = win32security.ConvertSidToStringSid(
                    win32security.LookupAccountName(None, username)[0])
            except pywintypes.error as err:
                raise AuthorizerError(err)
            path = r"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT" \
                   r"\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" + "\\" + sid
            try:
                key = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, path)
            except WindowsError:
                raise AuthorizerError(
                    "No profile directory defined for user %s" % username)
            value = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "ProfileImagePath")[0]
            home = win32api.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(value)
            if not PY3 and not isinstance(home, unicode):
                home = home.decode('utf8')
            return home 

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 

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 

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 

def get_password(self, service, username):
        """Get password of the username for the service
        """
        try:
            # fetch the password
            key = self._key_for_service(service)
            hkey = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, key)
            password_saved = winreg.QueryValueEx(hkey, username)[0]
            password_base64 = password_saved.encode('ascii')
            # decode with base64
            password_encrypted = base64.decodestring(password_base64)
            # decrypted the password
            password = _win_crypto.decrypt(password_encrypted).decode('utf-8')
        except EnvironmentError:
            password = None
        return password 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

def _win32_getvalue(key,name,default=''):

    """ Read a value for name from the registry key.

        In case this fails, default is returned.

    """
    try:
        # Use win32api if available
        from win32api import RegQueryValueEx
    except ImportError:
        # On Python 2.0 and later, emulate using winreg
        import winreg
        RegQueryValueEx = winreg.QueryValueEx
    try:
        return RegQueryValueEx(key,name)
    except:
        return default 

def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
        if is_py3:
            import winreg
        else:
            import _winreg as winreg
        try:
            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
            proxyEnable = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                              'ProxyEnable')[0]
            proxyOverride = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                                'ProxyOverride')[0]
        except OSError:
            return False
        if not proxyEnable or not proxyOverride:
            return False

        # make a check value list from the registry entry: replace the
        # '<local>' string by the localhost entry and the corresponding
        # canonical entry.
        proxyOverride = proxyOverride.split(';')
        # now check if we match one of the registry values.
        for test in proxyOverride:
            if test == '<local>':
                if '.' not in host:
                    return True
            test = test.replace(".", r"\.")     # mask dots
            test = test.replace("*", r".*")     # change glob sequence
            test = test.replace("?", r".")      # change glob char
            if re.match(test, host, re.I):
                return True
        return False 

def _nt_is_enabled(hlm, guid):
    connection_key = winreg.OpenKey(
        hlm,
        r'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}'
        r'\%s\Connection' % guid)
    (pnp_id, _ttype) = winreg.QueryValueEx(connection_key, 'PnpInstanceID')
    device_key = winreg.OpenKey(hlm, r'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\%s' % pnp_id)
    try:
        flags, _ttype = winreg.QueryValueEx(device_key, 'ConfigFlags')
        return not flags & 0x1
    finally:
        device_key.Close()
    connection_key.Close()
    return False 

def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
        try:
            if is_py3:
                import winreg
            else:
                import _winreg as winreg
        except ImportError:
            return False

        try:
            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
            # ProxyEnable could be REG_SZ or REG_DWORD, normalizing it
            proxyEnable = int(winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                              'ProxyEnable')[0])
            # ProxyOverride is almost always a string
            proxyOverride = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                                'ProxyOverride')[0]
        except OSError:
            return False
        if not proxyEnable or not proxyOverride:
            return False

        # make a check value list from the registry entry: replace the
        # '<local>' string by the localhost entry and the corresponding
        # canonical entry.
        proxyOverride = proxyOverride.split(';')
        # now check if we match one of the registry values.
        for test in proxyOverride:
            if test == '<local>':
                if '.' not in host:
                    return True
            test = test.replace(".", r"\.")     # mask dots
            test = test.replace("*", r".*")     # change glob sequence
            test = test.replace("?", r".")      # change glob char
            if re.match(test, host, re.I):
                return True
        return False 

def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
        try:
            if is_py3:
                import winreg
            else:
                import _winreg as winreg
        except ImportError:
            return False

        try:
            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
            # ProxyEnable could be REG_SZ or REG_DWORD, normalizing it
            proxyEnable = int(winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                              'ProxyEnable')[0])
            # ProxyOverride is almost always a string
            proxyOverride = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                                'ProxyOverride')[0]
        except OSError:
            return False
        if not proxyEnable or not proxyOverride:
            return False

        # make a check value list from the registry entry: replace the
        # '<local>' string by the localhost entry and the corresponding
        # canonical entry.
        proxyOverride = proxyOverride.split(';')
        # now check if we match one of the registry values.
        for test in proxyOverride:
            if test == '<local>':
                if '.' not in host:
                    return True
            test = test.replace(".", r"\.")     # mask dots
            test = test.replace("*", r".*")     # change glob sequence
            test = test.replace("?", r".")      # change glob char
            if re.match(test, host, re.I):
                return True
        return False 

def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
        try:
            if is_py3:
                import winreg
            else:
                import _winreg as winreg
        except ImportError:
            return False

        try:
            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
            # ProxyEnable could be REG_SZ or REG_DWORD, normalizing it
            proxyEnable = int(winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                              'ProxyEnable')[0])
            # ProxyOverride is almost always a string
            proxyOverride = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                                'ProxyOverride')[0]
        except OSError:
            return False
        if not proxyEnable or not proxyOverride:
            return False

        # make a check value list from the registry entry: replace the
        # '<local>' string by the localhost entry and the corresponding
        # canonical entry.
        proxyOverride = proxyOverride.split(';')
        # now check if we match one of the registry values.
        for test in proxyOverride:
            if test == '<local>':
                if '.' not in host:
                    return True
            test = test.replace(".", r"\.")     # mask dots
            test = test.replace("*", r".*")     # change glob sequence
            test = test.replace("?", r".")      # change glob char
            if re.match(test, host, re.I):
                return True
        return False 

def proxy_bypass_registry(host):
        if is_py3:
            import winreg
        else:
            import _winreg as winreg
        try:
            internetSettings = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
                r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings')
            proxyEnable = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                              'ProxyEnable')[0]
            proxyOverride = winreg.QueryValueEx(internetSettings,
                                                'ProxyOverride')[0]
        except OSError:
            return False
        if not proxyEnable or not proxyOverride:
            return False

        # make a check value list from the registry entry: replace the
        # '<local>' string by the localhost entry and the corresponding
        # canonical entry.
        proxyOverride = proxyOverride.split(';')
        # now check if we match one of the registry values.
        for test in proxyOverride:
            if test == '<local>':
                if '.' not in host:
                    return True
            test = test.replace(".", r"\.")     # mask dots
            test = test.replace("*", r".*")     # change glob sequence
            test = test.replace("?", r".")      # change glob char
            if re.match(test, host, re.I):
                return True
        return False 

def win32FontDirectory():
    r"""
    Return the user-specified font directory for Win32.  This is
    looked up from the registry key::

      \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Fonts

    If the key is not found, ``%WINDIR%\Fonts`` will be returned.
    """
    import winreg
    try:
        with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, MSFolders) as user:
            return winreg.QueryValueEx(user, 'Fonts')[0]
    except OSError:
        return os.path.join(os.environ['WINDIR'], 'Fonts')