The script is very handy, Simply select a file or directory in Windows Explorer and copy its path to the clipboard directly from the context menu.To install it, run a command shell as admin and call the script without an argument. After that it is installed and can be used from the context menu.

pathcatcher.py

"""
PathCatcher is a Windows utility that allows one to right-click on 
a folder or a file in Explorer and save its path to the clipboard.

If this module is run by itself, it installs PathCatcher to the registry.
After it is installed, when one clicks on a file or folder, "PathCatcher" 
appears in the right-click menu.

This module also contains some useful code for accessing the Windows
clipboard and registry.

OLD: Requires ctypes -- download from SourceForge.

Jack Trainor 2007

Updated by The Famous Unknown in 20181128

Several fixes on Jack's code, which was already 11 years old (Thanks jack!)
Supports both python2 and 3
Doesn't require ctypes as before
To install run python pathcatcher.py once

"""
import sys
import win32con
import time
import os
import win32api
import win32clipboard

# IMPORTANT #
#Specify the python path manually - PYTHONPATH ENV can be unrealiable
pythonwExePath = "e:\\anaconda2\\pythonw.exe" # pythonw exe path



_input = None #
#handles input on py2 and py3
if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
	_input = raw_input
elif sys.version_info[0] == 3:
	_input = input


""" Windows Clipboard utilities """
def GetClipboardText():
	win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
	data = win32clipboard.GetClipboardData()
	win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()
	return data

def SetClipboardText(dir_or_file):
	win32clipboard.OpenClipboard()
	win32clipboard.EmptyClipboard()
	win32clipboard.SetClipboardText(dir_or_file)
	win32clipboard.CloseClipboard()

""" Windows Registry utilities """
def OpenRegistryKey(hiveKey, key):
	keyHandle = None
	try:
		curKey = ""
		keyItems = key.split('\\')
		for keyItem in keyItems:
			if curKey:
				curKey = curKey + "\\" + keyItem
			else:
				curKey = keyItem
			keyHandle = win32api.RegCreateKey(hiveKey, curKey)
	except Exception as e:
		keyHandle = None
		print ("OpenRegistryKey failed:", e)
	return keyHandle

def ReadRegistryValue(hiveKey, key, name):
	""" Simple api to read one value from Windows registry.
	If 'name' is empty string, reads default value."""
	data = typeId = None
	try:
		hKey = win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(hiveKey, key, 0, win32con.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
		data, typeId = win32api.RegQueryValueEx(hKey, name)
		win32api.RegCloseKey(hKey)
	except Exception as e:
		print ("ReadRegistryValue failed:", e)
	return data, typeId

def WriteRegistryValue(hiveKey, key, name, typeId, data):
	""" Simple api to write one value to Windows registry.
	If 'name' is empty string, writes to default value."""
	try:
		keyHandle = OpenRegistryKey(hiveKey, key)
		win32api.RegSetValueEx(keyHandle, name, 0, typeId, data)
		win32api.RegCloseKey(keyHandle)
	except Exception as e:
		print ("WriteRegistry failed:", e)

""" misc utilities """


def WriteLastTime():
	secsString = str(time.time())
	WriteRegistryValue(win32con.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, r"*\shell\PathCatcher\time", "", win32con.REG_SZ, secsString)

def ReadLastTime():
	secs = 0.0
	secsString, dateTypId = ReadRegistryValue(win32con.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, r"*\shell\PathCatcher\time", "")
	if secsString:
		secs = float(secsString)
	return secs

def AccumulatePaths(path):
	""" Windows creates a Python process for each selected file on right-click.
	Check to see if this invocation is part of current batch and accumulate to clipboard """
	lastTime = ReadLastTime()
	now = time.time()
	if (now - lastTime) < 1.0:
		SetClipboardText(GetClipboardText() + "\n" + path)
	else:
		SetClipboardText(path)
	WriteLastTime()

#########################################################
def InstallPathCatcher():
	""" Installs PathCatcher to the Windows registry """
	command = '%s %s "%s"' % (pythonwExePath, os.getcwd()+"/"+sys.argv[0], "%1")
	WriteRegistryValue(win32con.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, r"*\shell\PathCatcher\Command", "", win32con.REG_SZ, command)
	WriteRegistryValue(win32con.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, r"Folder\shell\PathCatcher\Command", "", win32con.REG_SZ, command)
	WriteLastTime()

#########################################################
if __name__ == "__main__":
	try:
		# log requests
		with open("d:/pathcatcher.log", "a") as f:
			f.write( "{}".format( sys.argv[1]+"\n" ) )
	except:
		pass
	if len(sys.argv) > 1:
		""" If invoked through a right-click, there will be a path argument """
		path = sys.argv[1]

		AccumulatePaths(path)
	else:
		""" If module is run by itself, install PathCatcher to registry """
		InstallPathCatcher()
		_input("PathCatcher installed.\nPress RETURN...")