{"id":1214,"date":"2014-08-23T19:31:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T07:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p-s.co.nz\/wordpress\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2014-09-02T22:37:24","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T10:37:24","slug":"idle3-as-default-for-py-files-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/p-s.co.nz\/wordpress\/idle3-as-default-for-py-files-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"IDLE3 as default for py files on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes – I know, there are better alternatives to IDLE out there, but I am used to it for quick and dirty changes to python files (I use eclipse + pydev for more serious work). And I am increasingly making the switch to Python 3. So when I double click on a py file, odds are I want to open it with IDLE for Python 3 not Python 2.<\/p>\n

Start by making sure you have a desktop file like the following:<\/p>\n

gksudo gedit \/usr\/share\/applications\/idle-python3.4.desktop<\/p>\n

[Desktop Entry]
\nName=IDLE (using Python-3.4)
\nComment=Integrated Development Environment for Python (using Python-3.4)
\nExec=\/usr\/bin\/idle-python3.4<\/strong>
\nIcon=\/usr\/share\/pixmaps\/python3.4.xpm
\nTerminal=false
\nType=Application
\nCategories=Application;Development;
\nStartupNotify=true<\/code>
\nThen make the desktop entry the default for python files:
\n
\ngedit ~\/.local\/share\/application\/mimeapps.list<\/p>\n

[Default Applications]
\ntext\/w-python=idle-python3.4.desktop<\/strong>
\n<\/code><\/p>\n

Note – no trailing semi-colon.<\/p>\n

And in Linux Mint:<\/p>\n

Linux Mint:<\/p>\n

ls \/usr\/share\/applications\/<\/code><\/p>\n

identify appropriate .desktop file<\/p>\n

gedit \/usr\/share\/applications\/defaults.list<\/code><\/p>\n

add the appropriate .desktop file reference at the front of the python line as appropriate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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