admin-check.py

import os
import sys
import ctypes
import _winreg

def is_running_as_admin():
    '''
    Checks if the script is running with administrative privileges.
    Returns True if is running as admin, False otherwise.
    '''    
    try:
        return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin()
    except:
        return False
     
def execute():
    if not is_running_as_admin():
        print '[!] The script is NOT running with administrative privileges'    
    else:
        print '[+] The script is running with administrative privileges!'
        
if __name__ == '__main__':
    execute()
    

thanks, helped a ton!!!