import win32api
import win32con
def GetShortName(longName):
# looks up a services name
# from the display name
hkey = win32api.RegOpenKey(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services", 0, win32con.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
num = win32api.RegQueryInfoKey(hkey)[0]
# loop through number of subkeys
for x in range(0, num):
# find service name, open subkey
svc = win32api.RegEnumKey(hkey, x)
skey = win32api.RegOpenKey(win32con.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, \
"SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\%s" % svc, 0, win32con.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)
try:
# find short name
shortName = str(win32api.RegQueryValueEx(skey, "DisplayName")[0])
if shortName == longName:
return svc
except win32api.error:
# in case there is no key called DisplayName
pass
return None
if __name__=='__main__':
assert(GetShortName('Windows Time') == 'W32Time')
assert(GetShortName('FoobarService') == None)
