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Franz Wong
Franz Wong

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Set MacOS finder folder icon with Python

#python #cocoa #macos

Problem

I want to use Python script to replace MacOS finder folder icon with an image.

Steps

1. Install packages

pip3 install pyobjc-core pyobjc-framework-Cocoa
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2. Create a python script file set-icon.py with the following code.

import sys, Cocoa folder_path = sys.argv[1] print(f"Folder path: {folder_path}") image_path = sys.argv[2] print(f"Image path: {image_path}") result = Cocoa.NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace().setIcon_forFile_options_(Cocoa.NSImage.alloc().initWithContentsOfFile_(image_path), folder_path, 0) if result: print("Succeed") else: print("Failed")
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3. Run the script to change the icon.

python3 set-icon.py <folder path> <image path>
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