Dont depend on win32api for getting HOME dir

src/application.py

@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ class GajimApplication(Gtk.Application):
             if os.name == 'nt':
                 try:
                     import winsound # windows-only built-in module for playing wav
-                    import win32api # do NOT remove. we req this module
                 except Exception:
                     pritext = _('Gajim needs pywin32 to run')
                     sectext = _('Please make sure that Pywin32 is installed on your '

src/common/helpers.py

@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ from common.i18n import ngettext
 
 try:
     import winsound # windows-only built-in module for playing wav
-    import win32api
-    import win32con
     import wave     # posix-only fallback wav playback
     import ossaudiodev as oss
 except Exception:
@@ -462,52 +460,6 @@ def get_output_of_command(command):
 
     return output
 
-def get_windows_reg_env(varname, default=''):
-    r"""
-    Ask for paths commonly used but not exposed as ENVs in english Windows 2003
-    those are:
-            'AppData' = %USERPROFILE%\Application Data (also an ENV)
-            'Desktop' = %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
-            'Favorites' = %USERPROFILE%\Favorites
-            'NetHood' = %USERPROFILE%\ NetHood
-            'Personal' = D:\My Documents (PATH TO MY DOCUMENTS)
-            'PrintHood' = %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood
-            'Programs' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs
-            'Recent' = %USERPROFILE%\Recent
-            'SendTo' = %USERPROFILE%\SendTo
-            'Start Menu' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu
-            'Startup' = %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
-            'Templates' = %USERPROFILE%\Templates
-            'My Pictures' = D:\My Documents\My Pictures
-            'Local Settings' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings
-            'Local AppData' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data
-            'Cache' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
-            'Cookies' = %USERPROFILE%\Cookies
-            'History' = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History
-    """
-    if os.name != 'nt':
-        return ''
-
-    val = default
-    try:
-        rkey = win32api.RegOpenKey(win32con.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
-r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders')
-        try:
-            val = str(win32api.RegQueryValueEx(rkey, varname)[0])
-            val = win32api.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(val) # expand using environ
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-    finally:
-        win32api.RegCloseKey(rkey)
-    return val
-
-def get_documents_path():
-    if os.name == 'nt':
-        path = get_windows_reg_env('Personal')
-    else:
-        path = os.path.expanduser('~')
-    return path
-
 def sanitize_filename(filename):
     """
     Make sure the filename we will write does contain only acceptable and latin

src/dialogs.py

@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ class FileChooserDialog(Gtk.FileChooserDialog):
         if current_folder and os.path.isdir(current_folder):
             self.set_current_folder(current_folder)
         else:
-            self.set_current_folder(helpers.get_documents_path())
+            self.set_current_folder(os.path.expanduser('~'))
         self.response_ok, self.response_cancel = \
                 on_response_ok, on_response_cancel
         # in gtk+-2.10 clicked signal on some of the buttons in a dialog
@@ -5047,7 +5047,7 @@ class ArchiveChooserDialog(FileChooserDialog):
                     callback(path_to_file)
             self.destroy()
 
-        path = helpers.get_documents_path()
+        path = os.path.expanduser('~')
 
         FileChooserDialog.__init__(self,
             title_text=_('Choose Archive'),