Python: MyDRE easy open session with 2 monitors (mutlimonitor is restricted to 2), also works with 1

MyDRE_RDP.py

"""
Version 0.5.2
After compyling with pyinstaller the exe picks up the latest downloaded RDP file, adds a few lines of code
to MyDRE.rdp to ensure 2 monitors (and only 2 monitors) are used (monitor 0 and monitor 1). Leaving a
3rd free for other things.

It runs MyDRE.rdp and it also removes the downloaded RDP file.

The exe can be added to the windows bar, download an RDP and press the shortcut on the windows bar.
"""
import os
from os import walk
import pathlib


def get_download_path():
    """Returns the default downloads path for linux or windows"""
    if os.name == 'nt':
        import winreg
        sub_key = r'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders'
        downloads_guid = '{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}'
        with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, sub_key) as key:
            location = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, downloads_guid)[0]
        return location
    else:
        """Linux and Mac"""
        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'downloads')


def latest_rdp():
    """Return the latest RDP folder+file in downloads"""
    # f = []
    mypath = get_download_path()
    target = ''
    for (dirpath, dirnames, filenames) in walk(mypath):
        for filename in filenames:
            fname = pathlib.Path(dirpath + '/' + filename)
            mtime = fname.stat().st_mtime
            try:
                if pathLib.Path(target).stat().st_mtime < mtime:
                    target = dirpath + '/' + filename
            except:
                target = dirpath + '/' + filename
    return target


def read_latest_rdp(rdp_file):
    """Returns the lines in the rdp_file"""
    with open(rdp_file) as f:
        lines = f.read().splitlines()
    return lines


# rdp_lines are the lines in the latest RDP file
last_rdp = latest_rdp()
if last_rdp != '':
    if last_rdp != 'mydre.rdp':
        rdp_lines = read_latest_rdp(last_rdp)

        # additional lines add special power to the RDP
        additional_lines = ['span monitors:i:1',
                            'use multimon:i:1',
                            'selectedmonitors:s:0,1']
        rdp_lines.extend(additional_lines)

        # creating the mydre.rdp
        mydre_rdp = get_download_path() + '/' + 'mydre.rdp'
        with open(mydre_rdp, 'w') as f:
            f.writelines('\n'.join(rdp_lines) + '\n')

    # Open de RDP-file with prompt for password
    os.system('mstsc ' + mydre_rdp)
    os.remove(last_rdp)

You can download a nice icon: app.ico.

With Pyinstaller it can be made in executable for Mac or Linux.

A windows .bat version can be found here.
A Powershell version can be found here