def getProgramsMenuPath():
 if (not platform.isWinNT()):
  return 'C:\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs'
 keyname = 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders'
 hShellFolders = win32api.RegOpenKeyEx(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, keyname, 0, win32con.KEY_READ)
 return win32api.RegQueryValueEx(hShellFolders, 'Common Programs')[0]

def getProgramsMenuPath ( ) : if ( not platform . isWinNT ( ) ) : return 'C:\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs' keyname = 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders' hShellFolders = win32api . RegOpenKeyEx ( win32con . HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE , keyname , 0 , win32con . KEY_READ ) return win32api . RegQueryValueEx ( hShellFolders , 'Common Programs' ) [ 0 ]
get the path to the programs menu .