How do I give my python shell an icon after I lock it to the unity laucher?

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I wanted fast access to my python shell, so I locked it to the launcher, but the icon is just a question mark, which I assume means it doesn't have the necessary file. For the sake of aesthetics, I would like to give it one, but I can't figure out how to. That is, I don't know what directory I should put it in, what type it should be (though I suspect .png) or what size (will it resize an oversized image to fit? or crop? or just mess up my dock?).

edit: grammar

make desktop file, chmod +x it and after that lock it to launcher i guess. — hingev, Feb 13 '13 at 04:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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I think this can help. At first keep icon in /usr/share/icons/blah.png.

And after that make a desktop launcher. More about that here.

And just lock your .desktop file there instead of your script.

OR use Unity API ? For info click here

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Feb 13 '13 at 05:00

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How do I give my python shell an icon after I lock it to the unity laucher?

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