what_browser_is_default

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: what_browser_is_default.py
# Version: 1.00
# Author: Jeoi Reqi

"""
This script retrieves the default web browser set in the Windows registry.

Requirements:
- This script is designed for Windows operating systems.
- Python must be installed on the system.
- The script requires access to the Windows registry.
"""

import os
import winreg

def get_default_browser_windows():
    try:
        # Open the Windows registry key for HTTP associations
        with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\http\UserChoice") as key:
            # Read the ProgId value
            prog_id, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, 'ProgId')
            # Open the registry key for the ProgId
            with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, f"\\{prog_id}\\shell\\open\\command") as browser_key:
                # Read the default browser path
                browser_path, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(browser_key, '')
                # Extract the clean path to the browser executable (remove command-line arguments)
                browser_path = browser_path.split('"')[1]
                return os.path.basename(browser_path), browser_path
    except Exception as e:
        print("Error:", e)
        return None, None

def main():
    default_browser, default_browser_path = get_default_browser_windows()
    if default_browser:
        print("Default Browser:")
        print("Name:", default_browser)
        print("Path:", default_browser_path)
    else:
        print("Default browser not found.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()