list_ports_windows: update fix for #144 for Python 3
diff --git a/serial/tools/list_ports_windows.py b/serial/tools/list_ports_windows.py
index 7efdbc4..810417e 100644
--- a/serial/tools/list_ports_windows.py
+++ b/serial/tools/list_ports_windows.py
@@ -128,17 +128,13 @@
DIREG_DEV = 0x00000001
KEY_READ = 0x20019
-# workaround for compatibility between Python 2.x and 3.x
-Ports = serial.to_bytes([80, 111, 114, 116, 115]) # "Ports"
-PortName = serial.to_bytes([80, 111, 114, 116, 78, 97, 109, 101]) # "PortName"
-
def iterate_comports():
"""Return a generator that yields descriptions for serial ports"""
GUIDs = (GUID * 8)() # so far only seen one used, so hope 8 are enough...
guids_size = DWORD()
if not SetupDiClassGuidsFromName(
- Ports,
+ "Ports",
GUIDs,
ctypes.sizeof(GUIDs),
ctypes.byref(guids_size)):
@@ -170,7 +166,7 @@
port_name_length = ULONG(ctypes.sizeof(port_name_buffer))
RegQueryValueEx(
hkey,
- PortName,
+ "PortName",
None,
None,
ctypes.byref(port_name_buffer),