Icon for file created by an app

I have an app, created with XDroplets, that launches IDLE to create Python scripts and the app has an icon that's different from IDLE's icon. I would like for the scripts created with IDLE *launched with this particular app* to have an icon that's different from the default system wide Python source file icon. How can I do this?

I think the answer lies buried deep inside some plist
file associated with the application.
You're right. Icons for document types created by an application can be specified in the Info.plist found in the application bundle. Xcode gives you a GUI for setting up the Info.plist entries but I suppose you could edit the Info.plist file directly.
See the Property List Key Reference that describes Info.plist entries. In particular you'll want to look at the CFBundleDocumentTypes array and the description of the keys contained within it.
For a "real life" example you may also want to look inside another application bundle to see how it's Info.plist is set up. TextEdit, for example, defines several document types in it's Info.plist.
Steve
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