how to view all installed software in a dialog

[Tyrel]

Good day,

I am trying to view installed software in a dialog where the buttons are the names and when you click on a button is prints the path of the exe of the software sort of like the windows open with dialog. Any help will be much appreciated.

[ndc85430]

When you say "exe", it sounds like you're looking for Windows executables, rather than Python packages. Why, then, is this in a Python forum? Are you trying to write such a thing? If so, what have you tried, investigated, etc.? If you're not trying to write a program to do this, it seems like not the right place for it.

[Tyrel]

When you say "exe", it sounds like you're looking for Windows executables, rather than Python packages. Why, then, is this in a Python forum? Are you trying to write such a thing? If so, what have you tried, investigated, etc.? If you're not trying to write a program to do this, it seems like not the right place for it.

No I got an app that I am working on but it requires the user to select an installed software to add to the app. The only way I got it to sort of work was with a tkinter file dialog that pops up where the user has to go and find executable in programs files but not everyone knows how to do that so I was trying to find a way that python lists all the programs installed and I know that can be done with subprocess but that only gives the name in the list and there isnt a way the user can select a program. So I was looking for a way to make a dialog that pops up when the user has pressed a button like the dialog that pops up when you right click on a file and select open with, I want to integrate something like that into my app where the user presses the button -> window opens -> user can select the program that he/she wants to add and when they select it, it prints out the path of the exe which I can use in the rest of the program.

[buran]

Installed software and find an exe may be many different things:

• There may be software that is not installed (i.e. portable) - there is exe, but it's not listed under ControlPanel->Programs and features
  
• There might be installed software with multiple exe
  

[Tyrel]

Installed software and find an exe may be many different things:

• There may be software that is not installed (i.e. portable) - there is exe, but it's not listed under ControlPanel->Programs and features
  
• There might be installed software with multiple exe
  

thats the problem I have that why I thought having it open open a file dialog in the program files would be he easiest for the user to select the right one for them selves but not everyone knows how to do that

[buran]

You didn't get my point - it's something you have to decide first - what you want to get. "View installed software" is too broad and ambiguous

[Tyrel]

You didn't get my point - it's something you have to decide first - what you want to get. "View installed software" is too broad and ambiguous

yes installed software, the software that is under programs in control panel