diff -Naupr python2.old/idle2.desktop python2/idle2.desktop
--- python2.old/idle2.desktop	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ python2/idle2.desktop	2012-09-06 00:52:01.650897390 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/python.xpm
+Name=IDLE 2
+Comment=IDLE Python IDE with Python 2
+Exec=/usr/bin/idle2
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Development;
+StartupNotify=true
diff -Naupr python2.old/PKGBUILD python2/PKGBUILD
--- python2.old/PKGBUILD	2012-09-06 00:49:29.715053838 +0200
+++ python2/PKGBUILD	2012-09-06 01:12:12.671003402 +0200
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 # Maintainer: Stéphane Gaudreault <stephane@archlinux.org>
 # Contributer: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
 # Contributer: Jason Chu <jason@archlinux.org>
+# Contributor: Dominik George <nik@naturalnet.de>
 
 pkgname=python2
 pkgver=2.7.3
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 _pybasever=2.7
 pkgdesc="A high-level scripting language"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@ makedepends=('tk')
 optdepends=('tk: for IDLE')
 conflicts=('python<3')
 options=('!makeflags')
-source=(http://www.python.org/ftp/python/${pkgver%rc?}/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz)
-sha1sums=('b2b0ada7ebed4a8204a855193afbdb3aa3308357')
+source=(http://www.python.org/ftp/python/${pkgver%rc?}/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz idle2.desktop)
+sha1sums=('b2b0ada7ebed4a8204a855193afbdb3aa3308357' '603792a200d0765472bcea28ad322799e29d855e')
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/Python-${pkgver}"
@@ -81,4 +82,7 @@ package() {
 
   # license
   install -Dm644 LICENSE "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
+
+  # desktop entry for IDLE
+  install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/idle2.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/idle2.desktop"
 }