I tried to find a few answers but only found this exact question on Stack Overflow without any proper answer. I am trying to build an Alternate Shell to replace the Default Desktop but it wouldn't look good without Icons, so I tried several approaches such as locating the target files of the Shortcuts on Desktop and the ones which target an .exe, I can get those using icoextract module for python but for other generic files such as a Word Document, or simply a Folder, I am unable to get their Icons. They also include apps installed using Microsoft Store which don't directly link to an .exe. Some answers included using registry but did not clearly specify how to do so using Python. This Github Repository includes Desktop Dependency and Desktop Dependency 2 which include my tries until now. So is there and module or some way to get the Icon for any filetype by simply providing its absolute path? (P.S.: customtkinter for GUI is temporary for reference purposes only and plan on using PyQt). Continue reading...
