registry.py #1

import _winreg as wreg

class WindowsRegistry:

    def __init__(self, company="Perforce", project="P4OFC", write=1):
        """
        handle registry access
        """
        self.write = write
        self.company = company
        self.project = project
        self.keyname = "Software\\%s\\%s" % (self.company, self.project)

        try:
            if self.write:
                self.key = wreg.OpenKey(wreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, self.keyname, wrreg.KEY_WRITE)
            else:
                self.key = wreg.OpenKey(wreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, self.keyname)
        except:
            if self.write:
                self.key = wreg.CreateKey(wreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, self.keyname)

    def set(self, name, value):
        " set value in registry "
        if not self.write:
            raise Exception, "registry is read only"    
        wreg.SetValueEx(self.key, name, 0, wreg.REG_DWORD, int(value))

    def get(self, name):
        " get value out of registry "
        val, type = wreg.QueryValueEx(self.key, name)
        if type == wreg.REG_DWORD:
            return int(val)
        else:
            return str(val)

    def close(self):
        " close the key finally "
        self.key.Close()

    def __del__(self):
        self.close()

def pval(r, name):
    print "%s:" % name, r.get(name)
    
if __name__=="__main__":
    r = WindowsRegistry(write=0)
    print r.keyname
    pval(r, "AutoLock")
    r = WindowsRegistry(write=1)
    r.set("AutoLock", 1)
    pval(r, "AutoLock")
    pval(r, "CheckInOnClose")
    pval(r, "CheckOutOnOpen")
    pval(r, "CheckOutOnReopen")
    pval(r, "CheckInAfterAddReminder")