API docs for “elisa.core.utils.mswin32.tools”

Line #	Kind	Name	Docs
44	Class	RegKey	Undocumented
88	Class	ElisaRegKey	Undocumented
91	Function	get_multimedia_dir	return in a dict the multimedia directories in UTF8
127	Function	should_install_recommended_plugins	Read the key in the registry set by the installer to define whether to
161	Function	get_process_id	Undocumented
172	Function	get_process_id_xp	Undocumented
201	Function	kill_process_pid	Undocumented
207	Function	kill_process_pids	Undocumented
215	Function	kill_process	Undocumented
221	Function	exit	Exit Elisa using an external executable that makes sure no zombie processes
255	Class	ShortcutResolver	Helper class that resolves windows shortcuts.
295	Function	run_with_privilege	Undocumented
326	Function	register_com_dll	Register a COM dll.
370	Function	unregister_com_dll	Undocumented
33	Function	_get_reg_value	Undocumented

def _get_reg_value(hkey, value_name):

Undocumented

def get_multimedia_dir():

return in a dict the multimedia directories in UTF8

def should_install_recommended_plugins():

Read the key in the registry set by the installer to define whether to install the recommended plugins upon first startup, and return its value.

Once read, the key in the registry is deleted because the recommended plugins should be installed only upon first run.

Returns whether to install the recommended plugins (type: bool )

def get_process_id(name):

Undocumented

def get_process_id_xp(name):

Undocumented

def kill_process_pid(pid):

Undocumented

def kill_process_pids(pid_list):

Undocumented

def kill_process(name):

Undocumented

def exit(delay=1, relaunch=False):

Exit Elisa using an external executable that makes sure no zombie processes are left over. If needed and after a given delay, remaining processes are killed.

Parameters	delay	the delay in seconds before checking whether Elisa correctly exited, and eventually kill all remaining processes (default: `1` second) (type: `int` )
	relaunch	whether to relaunch elisa after it successfully exited (default: `False`) (type: `bool` )
Returns	the subprocess object running the external executable (type: `subprocess.Popen` )
Raises	AssertionError	when trying to exit from an uninstalled version of Elisa
	ValueError	if the delay passed is not strictly greater than zero

def run_with_privilege(program, params):

Undocumented

def register_com_dll(filename, register=True):

Parameters	filename	the full path to the dll to register (type: `str` )
	register	whether we want to register (`True`) or unregister (`False`) the dll (type: `bool` )
Raises	pywintypes.error	if the Dll[Un]RegisterServer() function of the dll returned an error
	WindowsError	if the library cannot be loaded

Module e.c.u.m.tools