[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-3296287 ] Browse PythonPath fails

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Bugs item #3296287, was opened at 2011-05-02 10:16
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Category: pythonwin
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Richard Stockford (stockford)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Browse PythonPath fails

Initial Comment:
On a new Vista machine, I installed Py 3.2 and pywin32-216.win-amd64-py3.2 with no errors.  PyWin works, but Tools\Browse PythonPath fails as follows:

>>> Failed to execute command:
from pywin.tools import browseProjects;browseProjects.Browse()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\toolmenu.py", line 103, in HandleToolCommand
    exec("%s\n" % pyCmd)
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\browseProjects.py", line 254, in DockablePathBrowser
    bar.CreateWindow(win32ui.GetMainFrame(), DockableBrowserCreator, "Path Browser", 0x8e0a)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\docking\DockingBar.py", line 74, in CreateWindow
    self.dialog = childCreator(*(self,) + childCreatorArgs)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\browseProjects.py", line 248, in DockableBrowserCreator
    list = hl.HierInit (parent, control)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\hierlist.py", line 102, in HierInit
    self.AcceptRoot(self.root)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\hierlist.py", line 238, in AcceptRoot
    subItems = self.GetSubList(root)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\hierlist.py", line 286, in GetSubList
    return self.DelegateCall(item.GetSubList)
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\hierlist.py", line 273, in DelegateCall
    return fn()
  File "C:\Python32\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\tools\browseProjects.py", line 181, in GetSubList
    hKey = win32api.RegOpenKey(regutil.GetRootKey(), keyStr)
pywintypes.error: (2, 'RegOpenKeyEx', 'The system cannot find the file specified.')
>>> 

Reinstall / repair of Py and PyWin makes no difference.  Any advice gratefully received.  
Interestingly [?] this is almost an exact duplicate of my last post [2271571 of 081112, when the same error occurred on a new XP machine with an earlier version of Py, 2.5.2.  I never did fix this and used the default path for everything.

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>Comment By: Roger Upole (rupole)
Date: 2011-07-12 15:16

Message:
regutil.GetRootKey always return HKLM, but it should be looking in HKCU
when installed per-user.

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