Changing folder icon in desktop.ini via python

[Arman777]

I have created this python program to create a desktop.ini file in a test folder and then change the icon of it. However, the program is something like this

import os

desktop_ini = ["[.ShellClassInfo]\n",
     "IconResource=C:\\Users\\Arman\\Desktop\\Coding\\Desktop Icons\\directory_closed-5.ico,0\n",
     'FolderType=Generic']with open(r'C:\Users\Arman\Desktop\TestFolder\desktop.ini', 'w') as f:
    f.writelines(desktop_ini)
    f.close()os.system('attrib +s +h C:\\Users\\Arman\\Desktop\\TestFolder\\desktop.ini')
os.system('attrib +r C:\\Users\\Arman\\Desktop\\TestFolder')

but it's not working

 

[jedishrfu]

I would check the desktop.ini file to see if there's a CR LF after every line and that there is nothing more added to the file like blank lines...

In you program, you write a \n which is fine for linux but windows requires \r\n after lines.

Also does the writelines add a LF to the file?

Have you tried creating the desktop.ini file with an ordinary editor to verify that it works?

 

[Arman777]

Have you tried creating the desktop.ini file with an ordinary editor to verify that it works?

It did not worked...Theres something wrong but I don't know what

 

[Arman777]

In you program, you write a \n which is fine for linux but windows requires \r\n after lines.

wait. It worked. Thanks a lot

 

[Filip Larsen]

For "transparent" handling of the local end-of-line convention when opening a file, text mode, i.e. 'wt' in your case, can be a useful option. In your case the program sounds like its specific for Windows making this less of an issue, but in other cases where the local OS doesn't matter text mode is a good choice for textual input/output. See more at https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/inputoutput.html#reading-and-writing-files