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A simple crossplatform autostart helper
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
#taken from http://29a.ch/2009/3/17/autostart-autorun-with-python | |
#example: | |
#import os | |
#import autorun | |
#autorun.add("myapp", os.path.abspath(__file__)) | |
"""A simple crossplatform autostart helper""" | |
from __future__ import with_statement | |
import os | |
import sys | |
if sys.platform == 'win32': | |
import _winreg | |
_registry = _winreg.ConnectRegistry(None, _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER) | |
def get_runonce(): | |
return _winreg.OpenKey(_registry, | |
r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", 0, | |
_winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS) | |
def add(name, application): | |
"""add a new autostart entry""" | |
key = get_runonce() | |
_winreg.SetValueEx(key, name, 0, _winreg.REG_SZ, application) | |
_winreg.CloseKey(key) | |
def exists(name): | |
"""check if an autostart entry exists""" | |
key = get_runonce() | |
exists = True | |
try: | |
_winreg.QueryValueEx(key, name) | |
except WindowsError: | |
exists = False | |
_winreg.CloseKey(key) | |
return exists | |
def remove(name): | |
"""delete an autostart entry""" | |
key = get_runonce() | |
_winreg.DeleteValue(key, name) | |
_winreg.CloseKey(key) | |
else: | |
_xdg_config_home = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "~/.config") | |
_xdg_user_autostart = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(_xdg_config_home), | |
"autostart") | |
def getfilename(name): | |
"""get the filename of an autostart (.desktop) file""" | |
return os.path.join(_xdg_user_autostart, name + ".desktop") | |
def add(name, application): | |
"""add a new autostart entry""" | |
desktop_entry = "[Desktop Entry]\n"\ | |
"Name=%s\n"\ | |
"Exec=%s\n"\ | |
"Type=Application\n"\ | |
"Terminal=false\n" % (name, application) | |
with open(getfilename(name), "w") as f: | |
f.write(desktop_entry) | |
def exists(name): | |
"""check if an autostart entry exists""" | |
return os.path.exists(getfilename(name)) | |
def remove(name): | |
"""delete an autostart entry""" | |
os.unlink(getfilename(name)) | |
def test(): | |
assert not exists("test_xxx") | |
try: | |
add("test_xxx", "test") | |
assert exists("test_xxx") | |
finally: | |
remove("test_xxx") | |
assert not exists("test_xxx") | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
test() |
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