"""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 <christian@cheimes.de> 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 = "%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"): usersite = site.USER_SITE.replace(appdata, "%APPDATA%") userpath = os.path.dirname(usersite) userscripts = os.path.join(userpath, "Scripts") else: userscripts = None with winreg.CreateKey(HKCU, ENV) as key: try: envpath = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, PATH)[0] except OSError: 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()