Where are these Eclipses PyDev icons defined?

Question

I am new to Eclipse + PyDev. Where can I find the definition of the following icons? I searched a bit but no results.

I guess the C means class and M means Method. But what do the other slightly different ones mean?

As I checked, the tuple and str are both classes within the __builtins__ module, why their icons are different?

Answer 1

I found this big list: http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/reference/ref-icons.htm

The C is for class, the bars mean private. The red square box means private field, apparently. I don't see the circle, though.

I found that link in this question: What do the icons in Eclipse mean?

Answer 2

I don't think PyDev icons are documented anywhere. If you are really curious about when exactly they are used - you can dig into the PyDev source code (it is on GitHub). All icons are deinfed in plugins/org.python.pydev/icons/, and file names are very meaningful. You could also find the list of all icons in plugins/org.python.pydev.shared_ui/src/org/python/pydev/shared_ui/UIConstants.java from where you could also navigate to a particular icon usages.

For example, among icons you've listed:

• C stands for a class
• M stands for a method
• small red and yellow squares strand for private and protected fields respectively
• blue circle - for a public attribute
• all builtins have a dedicated icon indeed - visually looking same way as private fields (bummer)

Answer 3

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