pylphin 0.1.0

Dolphin-inspired PyQt6 file explorer with Breeze icons

Pylphin

A fast, keyboard-friendly, Dolphin-inspired file explorer built with PyQt6 and the Breeze icon theme. Designed for Linux and Windows with a consistent dark theme, live drive rescan, quick-look previews, and a clean picker API.

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Features

• Dolphin-style UI — Breeze Dark theme, breadcrumb navigation, icon/list/details views
• Quick Look (GlimpseSpeedy) — Press Space to preview images, text, audio, and video without leaving the app
• Live Drive Sidebar — Auto-rescanning device list with capacity bars and one-click eject
• Cross-Platform — Native feel on Linux and Windows
• Picker API — Use Pylphin as a file/folder picker dialog inside your own PyQt6 apps
• Local-First Icons — Ships with 100+ Breeze SVGs; no internet required after install
• MIME-Aware — Extension mapping + libmagic fallback for accurate file type icons

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Installation

From PyPI

pip install pylphin

Linux Prerequisites

Pylphin uses python-magic for MIME detection on Linux, which requires the system libmagic library:

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install libmagic1

# Fedora / RHEL
sudo dnf install file-libs

# Arch
sudo pacman -S file

Optional Dependencies

For audio metadata display in previews:

pip install pylphin[audio]

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Usage

Standalone File Manager

# Launch the GUI
pylphin

# Or via module
python -m pylphin

As a Picker Dialog

from pylphin import pick_file, pick_files, pick_folder

# Single file
path = pick_file(extension=".py")
print(path)

# Multiple files
paths = pick_files(extension=[".jpg", ".png"])
print(paths)

# Folder
folder = pick_folder(start_path="/home/user/Documents")
print(folder)

Embedding in Your Own App

from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
from pylphin import Pylphin

app = QApplication([])
win = Pylphin()
win.show()
app.exec()

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Alt + ←	Back
Alt + →	Forward
Alt + ↑	Up one directory
F5	Reload
F2	Rename selected
Delete	Delete selected
Space	Quick Look preview
Esc	Close preview / cancel address edit
← / →	Previous / next file in preview
Backspace	Navigate back
Ctrl + H	Toggle hidden files

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Project Structure

pylphin/
├── src/pylphin/
│   ├── __init__.py          # Public API
│   ├── __main__.py          # python -m pylphin
│   ├── pylphin.py           # Main application
│   └── assets/
│       └── icons/           # 100+ Breeze SVG icons
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

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Platform Notes

Platform	Details
Linux	✅ Full support. Drive eject via udisksctl/eject. Requires libmagic1.
Windows	✅ Full support. Drive eject via DeviceIoControl + PowerShell fallback. Bundled python-magic-bin.
macOS	❌ Not supported. Uses Windows/Linux-specific APIs.

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0.

See LICENSE for the full text.

The bundled Breeze icons are from the KDE Breeze Icons project and are licensed under LGPL-3.0.

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Author

D. Saahishnu Ram

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Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.