Ability to be able to create a shortcut for a python "entry_point"

[martinohanlon]

When creating python packages entry_point's are added into the Python\Scripts directory for python applications.

shortcut should be able to create a shortcut for these entry_point's

Based on requests in #7 from @kiwi0fruit

[kiwi0fruit]

I suggest adding kwarg entry_point=True/False to desktop and menu shortcut creation methods. They internally may call self.create_entry_point_shortcut.

[martinohanlon]

This is dependent on #10 as the entry_point may not have been created by the time the shortcut is needed to be created.

shortcut could provide functions to return the 'entry' point directory which can be used to provide a full target path

e.g.

from shortcut import ShortCutter, entry_point_dir
sc = ShortCutter()
sc.create_menu_shortcut(entry_point_dir + "my_app", target_exists=False)

[martinohanlon]

I suggest adding kwarg entry_point=True/False to desktop and menu shortcut creation methods.

What if the target is already is a complete path? Would entry_point be ignored? Error raised?

[kiwi0fruit]

sc.create_desktop_shortcut(
    os.path.join(sc.bin_folder,
                 'myapp' + ('.exe' if (if os.name == 'nt') else '')
))

There is also an extension .exe thing... A wrapper would look nicer:

sc.create_desktop_shortcut('myapp', entry_point=True)

In this case entry_point=True kwarg means that we do not care if the file exist in <...>/bin or <...>\Scripts.

[kiwi0fruit]

What if the target is already is a complete path? Would entry_point be ignored? Error raised?

I guess error is better. (ValueError())

[martinohanlon]

So, if it was an entry_point shortcut would need to attached the appropriate extension for the OS?

I think its just windows which would need .exe attached.

[kiwi0fruit]

I guess here should be a check if a target doesn't contain path separators and a valid filename.