Script to create a desktop file for the official Minecraft launcher

minecraft-launcher-desktop-creator.py

#!/bin/python3


# ------------------------------------
# For easy execution, run the command:
# curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/itsmaxymoo/3ffd38ed8f4d896e67e7c5af25b40173/raw | python3 -
# ------------------------------------


import os
import sys


HOME_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~")
DESKTOP_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(
	HOME_DIR,
	".local",
	"share",
	"applications",
	"minecraft-launcher.desktop"
)
MC_LAUNCHER_DIR = os.path.join(
	HOME_DIR,
	".minecraft",
	"launcher"
)
MC_LAUNCHER_EXEC = os.path.join(
	MC_LAUNCHER_DIR,
	"minecraft-launcher"
)
MC_LAUNCHER_ICON = os.path.join(
	MC_LAUNCHER_DIR,
	"icons",
	"minecraft256.png"
)

DESKTOP_FILE_CONTENT = """[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Minecraft Launcher
Comment=Official Minecraft Launcher
Exec={exec}

# Swap the commented line to use your icon theme's Minecraft icon
Icon={icon}
# Icon=minecraft

Terminal=false
Categories=Game;Application;
StartupWMClass=minecraft-launcher
""".format(
	exec=MC_LAUNCHER_EXEC,
	icon=MC_LAUNCHER_ICON
)

if os.path.exists(DESKTOP_FILE_PATH):
	print("File", DESKTOP_FILE_PATH, "already exists. Aborting...")
	sys.exit(1)

desktop_file_writer = open(DESKTOP_FILE_PATH, "w")
desktop_file_writer.write(DESKTOP_FILE_CONTENT)
desktop_file_writer.close()

print("Created desktop file at", DESKTOP_FILE_PATH)