def _parse_key(key):
    '\n    split the hive from the key\n    '
    splt = key.split('\\')
    hive = splt.pop(0)
    key = '\\'.join(splt)
    return (hive, key)
split the hive from the key
def _parse_key(key):
    '\n    \n    '
    splt = key.split('\\')
    hive = splt.pop(0)
    key = '\\'.join(splt)
    return (hive, key)