# desktop-entry-lib
desktop-entry-lib allows reading and writing .desktop files according to the [Desktop Entry Specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html)
```python
import desktop_entry_lib
def write() -> None:
entry = desktop_entry_lib.DesktopEntry()
entry.Name.default_text = "My App"
entry.Comment.default_text = "A short description"
entry.Comment.translations["de"] = "A short german description"
entry.Type = "Application"
entry.Exec = "my-app"
entry.write_file("my_app.desktop")
def read() -> None:
entry = desktop_entry_lib.DesktopEntry.from_file("my_app.desktop")
print("Name: " + entry.Name.default_text)
print("Comment: " + entry.Comment.default_text)
print("German translation for Comment: " + entry.Comment.translations.get("de", "None"))
print("Type: " + entry.Type)
print("Exec: " + entry.Exec)
if __name__ == "__main__":
write()
read()
```
Features:
- Fully static typed
- No external dependencies
- Full Documentation and Examples available
- Support running inside a [Flatpak](https://flatpak.org)
- The whole lib is a single file
- Supports [PyPy](https://www.pypy.org)
[Read the documentation](https://desktop-entry-lib.readthedocs.io)
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