code: def get_maya_location(self, ):
          
          import _winreg
          # query winreg entry
          # the last flag is needed, if we want to test with 32 bit python!
          # Because Maya is an 64 bit key!
          for ver in MAYA_VERSIONS:
              try:
                  key = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
                                        MAYA_REG_KEY.format(mayaversion=ver), 0,
                                        _winreg.KEY_READ | _winreg.KEY_WOW64_64KEY)
                  value = _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "MAYA_INSTALL_LOCATION")[0]
              except WindowsError:
                  log.debug('Maya %s installation not found in registry!' % ver)
          if not value:
              raise errors.SoftwareNotFoundError('Maya %s installation not found in registry!' % MAYA_VERSIONS)
          return value
docs: Return the installation path to maya
  
          :returns: path to maya
          :rtype: str
          :raises: errors.SoftwareNotFoundError