Editing Windows registry, from Python, Under Linux

Question

I am looking for a Python API (or a C API as I am willing to bind) for editing Windows registries from XP to 7 from within a Linux system.

The Windows target will be

Answer 1

Creddump is written in Python (no C extensions) and has code to read the registry (though not write it). It may help you get started:

http://code.google.com/p/creddump/