Issue 639635: New icon for .py files (original) (raw)

With my shiny new Python-on-Win32-related job, I download and install a shiny new copy of Python 2.2.2 on my shiny new copy of Windows XP. Lo and behold, the default icon for .py files is exactly the same file that came with the version of Python that I installed years ago on Windows 3.1 - what's more, it only has a 32x32, 4-bit image, which means that it looks ugly at, say, 16x16 - a very common size in Win95 and above.

Attached is my attempt at a new, more Windows-y icon for .py files. It contains images at 16x16, 32x32 and 48x48 (Windows' "Use large icons" option), at 1-bit, 4-bit and 8-bit depths, so it should look reasonable on a decent number of displays.

If this icon meets with approval, I could be pursuaded to draw other icons for the core Python executable, and .pyc and .pyo files.

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Hmm. On my Win98SE box, under Explorer this looks like a sheet of paper with what's maybe a gold key resting on it. I thought it was some kind of error icon indicating that the file was corrupt. Switching to "Large Icons" revealed your intent, but in the "Small Icons", "List", and "Detail" (my default) viewing modes, the tail and eyes of the snake just aren't there, leaving the "gold key" impression.

In contrast, the current icons look fine in all viewing modes.

I don't think it's a good idea to change icons anyway -- I like the smiling green snake, and would miss it. So, sorry, but I'm rejecting this particular icon and don't encourage more.