Desktop Parser

This is a parser for the .desktop file format. It's used in Desktop Creator.

Installation

From pypi

pip install desktop-parser

From source

git clone https://github.com/DesktopCreatorTeam/desktop-parser
cd desktop-parser
poetry install

From the AUR

yay -S python-desktop-parser

Usage

from desktop_parser import DesktopFile

# Parse a file
desktop_file = DesktopFile.from_file("path/to/file.desktop")

desktop_file.data["Name"] = "New Name"
desktop_file.data["Exec"] = "new-exec"

# Save the file
desktop_file.save("path/to/file.desktop")

Documentation

The documentation is available here.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPLv3 license - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Desktop Entry Specification

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Authors and Contributors

• Desktop Creator Team
  • 0xMRTT