Steam registry fragments - Windows python methods for getting Steam user data.

steamlocation.py

# utilities for extracting Steam parameters from the windows registry.
# Replaced in rsrtools with vdf processing routines.

# Not used. Delete in later version.
def steam_registry_users() -> List[str]:
    """Return list[str] of Steam account ids found in the registry."""
    ret_val = list()

    try:
        with winreg.OpenKey(
            winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Valve\Steam\Users"
        ) as sub_key:
            i = 0
            while True:
                try:
                    account_id = winreg.EnumKey(sub_key, i)
                except OSError:
                    break

                ret_val.append(account_id)
                i = i + 1

    except OSError:
        pass

    return ret_val


# replace this with a function that returns a dictionary of Steam user descriptions
# dict[steam_account_id, <PersonaName> (account_name), most recently logged in account]
def steam_active_user() -> int:
    """Return Steam active user as an integer, or 0 for no active user."""
    ret_val = 0
    try:
        with winreg.OpenKey(
            winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Valve\Steam\ActiveProcess"
        ) as sub_key:
            ret_val, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(sub_key, "ActiveUser")
    except OSError:
        pass

    return ret_val