Ignore Win Store Python in Windows Registry search (#23492)

Author: DonJayamanne

native_locator/src/windows_registry.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use crate::messaging::{PythonEnvironment, PythonEnvironmentCategory};
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use crate::utils::PythonEnv;
 #[cfg(windows)]
+use crate::windows_store::is_windows_app_folder_in_program_files;
+#[cfg(windows)]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use winreg::RegKey;
@@ -37,6 +39,16 @@ fn get_registry_pythons_from_key_for_company(
                         let env_path: String =
                             install_path_key.get_value("").ok().unwrap_or_default();
                         let env_path = PathBuf::from(env_path);
+                        if is_windows_app_folder_in_program_files(&env_path) {
+                            trace!(
+                                "Found Python ({}) in {}\\Software\\Python\\{}\\{}, but skipping as this is a Windows Store Python",
+                                env_path.to_str().unwrap_or_default(),
+                                key_container,
+                                company,
+                                installed_python,
+                            );
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         trace!(
                             "Found Python ({}) in {}\\Software\\Python\\{}\\{}",
                             env_path.to_str().unwrap_or_default(),

native_locator/src/windows_store.rs

@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ pub fn is_windows_python_executable(path: &PathBuf) -> bool {
     name.starts_with("python3.") && name.ends_with(".exe")
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_windows_app_folder_in_program_files(path: &PathBuf) -> bool {
+    path.to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string().to_lowercase()[1..].starts_with(":\\program files\\windowsapps")
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn list_windows_store_python_executables(
     environment: &dyn known::Environment,