[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
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[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57205
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[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57205
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[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57205
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[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
--
MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
https://launchpad.net/bugs/57205
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[Bug 57205] MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
Public bug reported:
DesktopEntry.py says:
def getMimeType(self):
return self.get('MimeType', list=True, type="regex")
However, the MimeType field is not a regexp according to eg
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/0.9.5/ar01s07.html
Callers will have to have been expecting to treat the result like a
compiled re (eg, by calling .match). However, they are also entitled to
look inside and see re.pattern and some callers (eg, gnome-app-install)
know that there is this lack of quoting bug in pygtk
So there is no good answer to this. Perhaps it would be best to invent
a getMimeTypeStringList and deprecate the old method. There are some
cryptic comments in DesktopEntry.py relating to deprecation of MimeType.
To reproduce at least one of the symptoms:
gnome-app-install --mime-type=text/vndXwapYwml
and observe that an XML editor is offered when in fact no application should be
found. Note that the fix should arrange that
gnome-app-install
and then typing
text/vnd.wap.wml
into the search box should still find the XML editor.
** Affects: pygtk (Ubuntu)
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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MimeType values in .desktop files are not regexps
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