"""Add Python to the search path on Windows This is a simple script to add Python to the Windows search path. It modifies the current user (HKCU) tree of the registry. Copyright (c) 2008 by Christian Heimes Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement. """ import sys import site import os import _winreg HKCU = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER ENV = "Environment" PATH = "PATH" DEFAULT = u"%PATH%" def modify(): pythonpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.normpath(sys.executable)) scripts = os.path.join(pythonpath, "Scripts") appdata = os.environ["APPDATA"] if hasattr(site, "USER_SITE"): userpath = site.USER_SITE.replace(appdata, "%APPDATA%") userscripts = os.path.join(userpath, "Scripts") else: userscripts = None with _winreg.CreateKey(HKCU, ENV) as key: try: envpath = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, PATH)[0] except WindowsError: envpath = DEFAULT paths = [envpath] for path in (pythonpath, scripts, userscripts): if path and path not in envpath and os.path.isdir(path): paths.append(path) envpath = os.pathsep.join(paths) _winreg.SetValueEx(key, PATH, 0, _winreg.REG_EXPAND_SZ, envpath) return paths, envpath def main(): paths, envpath = modify() if len(paths) > 1: print "Path(s) added:" print '\n'.join(paths[1:]) else: print "No path was added" print "\nPATH is now:\n%s\n" % envpath print "Expanded:" print _winreg.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(envpath) if __name__ == '__main__': main()