[Bug 1745879] [NEW] Icons in .desktop files are hardcoded

[Linus Groh]

Public bug reported:

There is already a bug report in the Python bug tracker, from 2014. It
has only one response, saying the reporting person should open a bug on
their distribution's bug tracker. I'm not sure if this ever happened, so
I'm trying my luck here. If this belongs to Debian or Linux Mint please
let me know.

Problem:
The icon paths in the .desktop files shipping with both Python 2.x and 3.x are hardcoded (e.g. "/usr/share/pixmaps/python3.5.xpm"). This is extremely annoying for theming.

Solution:
Instead of hardcoding the icon to "/usr/share/pixmaps/pythonx.x.xpm", it should just say "python2" and "python3", or even "python". Almost all icon themes will work for Python then.

Also I wonder why there's the NoDisplay directive set to true. Like
this, having a desktop file makes no sense at all IMO. After each Python
update I have to edit the file again and again.

So from this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Python (v3.5)
Comment=Python Interpreter (v3.5)
Exec=/usr/bin/python3.5
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/python3.5.xpm
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
StartupNotify=true
NoDisplay=true
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22

to this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Python (v3.5)
Comment=Python Interpreter (v3.5)
Exec=/usr/bin/python3.5
Icon=python3
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
StartupNotify=true
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22


Information:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Release:	18.2
$ apt-cache policy python3
python3:
  Installiert:           3.5.1-3
  Installationskandidat: 3.5.1-3
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 3.5.1-3 500
        500 http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ 

Thanks,
- Linus

** Affects: python3-defaults (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Icons in .desktop files are hardcoded

Status in python3-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There is already a bug report in the Python bug tracker, from 2014. It
  has only one response, saying the reporting person should open a bug
  on their distribution's bug tracker. I'm not sure if this ever
  happened, so I'm trying my luck here. If this belongs to Debian or
  Linux Mint please let me know.

  Problem:
  The icon paths in the .desktop files shipping with both Python 2.x and 3.x are hardcoded (e.g. "/usr/share/pixmaps/python3.5.xpm"). This is extremely annoying for theming.

  Solution:
  Instead of hardcoding the icon to "/usr/share/pixmaps/pythonx.x.xpm", it should just say "python2" and "python3", or even "python". Almost all icon themes will work for Python then.

  Also I wonder why there's the NoDisplay directive set to true. Like
  this, having a desktop file makes no sense at all IMO. After each
  Python update I have to edit the file again and again.

  So from this:

  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Python (v3.5)
  Comment=Python Interpreter (v3.5)
  Exec=/usr/bin/python3.5
  Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/python3.5.xpm
  Terminal=true
  Type=Application
  Categories=Development;
  StartupNotify=true
  NoDisplay=true
  X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22

  to this:

  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Python (v3.5)
  Comment=Python Interpreter (v3.5)
  Exec=/usr/bin/python3.5
  Icon=python3
  Terminal=true
  Type=Application
  Categories=Development;
  StartupNotify=true
  X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22

  
  Information:

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
  Release:	18.2
  $ apt-cache policy python3
  python3:
    Installiert:           3.5.1-3
    Installationskandidat: 3.5.1-3
    Versionstabelle:
   *** 3.5.1-3 500
          500 http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  $ 

  Thanks,
  - Linus

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