How Can I Get an Icon or thumbnail for a Specific file

Question

I am searching for a way to get the icon associated with a certain file type on Linux.

Either using a shell script or python.

I prefer a native python method whi

Answer 1

I don't think that icon files are the same across platforms...

On a Mac, the icons are stored in the application bundle - EG:

/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/Resources/app.icns

In Linux they seem to be in a similar, but different place EG:

 /usr/lib/firefox/icons/mozicon16.xpm

So, I think you are out of luck for an easy, cross-platform solution and will have to code the routine to look into the appropriate place for each OS