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-rw-r--r--Lib/idlelib/editor.py18
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
index 859a288..08d6aa2 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/editor.py
@@ -86,10 +86,20 @@ class EditorWindow:
dochome = os.path.join(basepath, pyver,
'Doc', 'index.html')
elif sys.platform[:3] == 'win':
- chmfile = os.path.join(sys.base_prefix, 'Doc',
- 'Python%s.chm' % _sphinx_version())
- if os.path.isfile(chmfile):
- dochome = chmfile
+ import winreg # Windows only, block only executed once.
+ docfile = ''
+ KEY = (rf"Software\Python\PythonCore\{sys.winver}"
+ r"\Help\Main Python Documentation")
+ try:
+ docfile = winreg.QueryValue(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, KEY)
+ except FileNotFoundError:
+ try:
+ docfile = winreg.QueryValue(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+ KEY)
+ except FileNotFoundError:
+ pass
+ if os.path.isfile(docfile):
+ dochome = docfile
elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
# documentation may be stored inside a python framework
dochome = os.path.join(sys.base_prefix,