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if sys.hexversion > 0x03000000:
    import winreg
else:
    import _winreg as winreg
import win32con
from win32gui import SendMessage

class Win32Environment:
    """Utility class to get/set windows environment variable"""
    
    def __init__(self, scope):
        assert scope in ('user', 'system')
        self.scope = scope
        if scope == 'user':
            self.root = winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER
            self.subkey = 'Environment'
        else:
            self.root = winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
            self.subkey = r'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment'
            
    def getenv(self, name):
        key = winreg.OpenKey(self.root, self.subkey, 0, winreg.KEY_READ)
        try:
            value, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, name)
        except WindowsError:
            value = ''
        return value
    
    def setenv(self, name, value):
        if self.scope != 'user': raise NotImplementedError('setenv supported only for user env')
        key = winreg.OpenKey(self.root, self.subkey, 0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
        winreg.SetValueEx(key, name, 0, winreg.REG_EXPAND_SZ, value)
        winreg.CloseKey(key)
        SendMessage(
            win32con.HWND_BROADCAST, win32con.WM_SETTINGCHANGE, 0, self.subkey)
    

Diff to Previous Revision

--- revision 3 2011-03-22 23:52:56
+++ revision 4 2011-03-22 23:55:04
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
     import winreg
 else:
     import _winreg as winreg
+import win32con
+from win32gui import SendMessage
 
 class Win32Environment:
     """Utility class to get/set windows environment variable"""
@@ -25,9 +27,7 @@
         return value
     
     def setenv(self, name, value):
-        import win32con
-        from win32gui import SendMessage
-        assert self.scope == 'user', 'setenv supported only for user env'
+        if self.scope != 'user': raise NotImplementedError('setenv supported only for user env')
         key = winreg.OpenKey(self.root, self.subkey, 0, winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
         winreg.SetValueEx(key, name, 0, winreg.REG_EXPAND_SZ, value)
         winreg.CloseKey(key)

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