Using Python, how to add an item to the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer?

Asked Jun 18 '12 at 17:08

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I've been looking around, and found the _winreg module, but that seems like a risky method (fooling around with the registry, that is). Is there any other way?

I've skimmed this so far: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/codefx/archive/2010/09/14/writing-windows-shell-extension-with-net-framework-4-c-vb-net-part-1.aspx and it looks like I'd need to add a key here: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\<File Type>\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.

I just want to play it safe before I actually make any changes.

Windows 7, 64-bit.

asked Jun 18 '12 at 17:08

TankorSmash

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Check out: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10833710/windows-explorer-context-menus-with-sub-menus-using-pywin32 – jsalonen Jun 18 '12 at 17:10
@jsalonen Thanks, that looks like it'd work well. Doesn't seem as simple as I had initially hoped! – TankorSmash Jun 18 '12 at 17:30
Yeah, I know. But at least you CAN do that! – jsalonen Jun 18 '12 at 17:31

Using Python, how to add an item to the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer?

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