import winreg on py3

fixes #38
ActiveState · Aug 17, 2014 · 9c93e5e · 9c93e5e
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diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ appdirs Changelog
 appdirs 1.4.1 (dev)
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+- [issue #38] Fix _winreg import on Windows Py3
 
 appdirs 1.4.0
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diff --git a/appdirs.py b/appdirs.py
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ def _get_win_folder_from_registry(csidl_name):
     registry for this guarantees us the correct answer for all CSIDL_*
     names.
     """
-    import _winreg
+    if PY3:
+      import winreg as _winreg
+    else:
+      import _winreg
 
     shell_folder_name = {
         "CSIDL_APPDATA": "AppData",