Add python.desktop and/or idle.desktop files for freedesktop environments

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reviewing the uploaded python.desktop files and pycon.png linked in the issue, then inspect Python's installation component and current packaging conventions for freedesktop integration. Done means deciding whether python.desktop and idle.desktop are needed and adding the appropriate desktop entries and icon handling for supported environments.

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Description

topic-installation type-feature
BPO 1353344
Nosy @loewis, @birkenfeld, @terryjreedy, @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @merwok, @davidmalcolm, @FFY00
Files
  • python.desktop: A freedesktop .desktop file for Python
  • pycon.png: A desktop icon for python
  • python.desktop: With German translation
  • python.desktop: With French translation
  • pycon.png: A PNG icon created from PC/pycon.ico
  • python.desktop: With Italian translation
  • python.desktop: With spanish translation
  • python.desktop
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2005-11-10.18:22:43.000>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'expert-installation', '3.11']
title = 'python.desktop'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-23.16:54:39.827>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/sonderblade'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-10-23.16:54:39.827>
actor = 'FFY00'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Installation']
creation = <Date 2005-11-10.18:22:43.000>
creator = 'sonderblade'
dependencies = []
files = ['8262', '8263', '8264', '9206', '9208', '13689', '14833', '40768']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 1353344
keywords = ['easy']
message_count = 20.0
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nosy_count = 11.0
nosy_names = ['loewis', 'georg.brandl', 'terry.reedy', 'ncoghlan', 'sonderblade', 'pitrou', 'mribecky', 'eric.araujo', 'agb', 'dmalcolm', 'FFY00']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue1353344'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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