how to get the os file icon for a given content-type?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Paul Boddie schrieb:
> neoedmund wrote:
> 
> [File icons for a given content type]
> 
>> So what? Java 5.0 has the method, why python has not?
> 
> I'd be generally surprised if whichever Java API responsible for this
> managed to work it out correctly for the different free desktop
> environments (KDE, GNOME, etc.)

Just because nobody said it so far (although it's probably obvious
to everybody): I doubt neoedmund is talking about free desktop
environments...

Regards,
Martin