Having my Python package install shortcuts in Start menu

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Published on 2010-04-28T16:58:28Z Indexed on 2010/04/28 18:17 UTC
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I'm making a Python package that gets installed with a setup.py file using setuptools.

The package includes a GUI, and when it's installed on a Windows machine, I want the installation to make a folder in "Programs" in the start menu, and make a shortcut there to a pyw script that will start the GUI. (The pyw think works on all platforms, right?)

On Mac and Linux, I would like it to put this shortcut in whatever Mac and Linux have that is parallel to the start menu.

How do I do this?

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