Add remove_item_from_application_menu method in main menu

spyder/api/widgets/menus.py

@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ def add_action(self, action, section=None, before=None,
         self._dirty = True
         self._ordered_actions = []
 
+    def remove_action(self, item):
+        self._actions.remove(item)
+
     def get_title(self):
         """
         Return the title for menu.

spyder/plugins/application/plugin.py

@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ def _populate_help_menu(self):
 
     def _depopulate_help_menu(self):
         mainmenu = self.get_plugin(Plugins.MainMenu)
-        # self._depopulate_help_menu_documentation_section(mainmenu)
+        self._depopulate_help_menu_documentation_section(mainmenu)
+        self._depopulate_help_menu_support_section(mainmenu)
+        self._populate_help_menu_about_section(mainmenu)
 
     def _populate_help_menu_documentation_section(self, mainmenu):
         """Add base Spyder documentation actions to the Help main menu."""
@@ -218,6 +220,30 @@ def _populate_help_menu_about_section(self, mainmenu):
                 menu_id=ApplicationMenus.Help,
                 section=HelpMenuSections.About)
 
+    def _depopulate_help_menu_documentation_section(self, mainmenu):
+        if mainmenu:
+            for documentation_action in [
+                    self.documentation_action, self.video_action]:
+                mainmenu.remove_item_from_application_menu(
+                    documentation_action,
+                    menu_id=ApplicationMenus.Help)
+
+    def _depopulate_help_menu_support_section(self, mainmenu):
+        """Remove Spyder base support actions from the Help main menu."""
+        if mainmenu:
+            for support_action in [
+                    self.trouble_action, self.dependencies_action,
+                    self.check_updates_action, self.support_group_action]:
+                mainmenu.remove_item_from_application_menu(
+                    support_action,
+                    menu_id=ApplicationMenus.Help)
+
+    def _depopulate_help_menu_about_section(self, mainmenu):
+        if mainmenu:
+            mainmenu.remove_item_from_application_menu(
+                self.about_action,
+                menu_id=ApplicationMenus.Help)
+
     # ---- Public API
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def get_application_context_menu(self, parent=None):

spyder/plugins/mainmenu/plugin.py

@@ -233,6 +233,54 @@ def add_item_to_application_menu(self, item, menu=None, menu_id=None,
             menu.add_action(item, section=section, before=before,
                             before_section=before_section)
 
+    def remove_item_from_application_menu(self, item, menu=None, menu_id=None):
+        """
+        Remove action or widget `item` from given application menu.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        item: SpyderAction or SpyderMenu
+            The item to add to the `menu`.
+        menu: ApplicationMenu or None
+            Instance of a Spyder application menu.
+        menu_id: str or None
+            The application menu unique string identifier.
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        Must provide a `menu` or a `menu_id`.
+        """
+        if menu and menu_id:
+            raise SpyderAPIError('Must provide only menu or menu_id!')
+
+        if menu is None and menu_id is None:
+            raise SpyderAPIError('Must provide at least menu or menu_id!')
+
+        if menu and not isinstance(menu, ApplicationMenu):
+            raise SpyderAPIError('Not an `ApplicationMenu`!')
+
+        if menu_id and menu_id not in self._APPLICATION_MENUS:
+            raise SpyderAPIError('{} is not a valid menu_id'.format(menu_id))
+
+        # TODO: For now just add the item to the bottom for non-migrated menus.
+        #       Temporal solution while migration is complete
+        app_menu_actions = {
+            ApplicationMenus.Edit: self._main.edit_menu_actions,
+            ApplicationMenus.Search: self._main.search_menu_actions,
+            ApplicationMenus.Source: self._main.source_menu_actions,
+            ApplicationMenus.Run: self._main.run_menu_actions,
+            ApplicationMenus.Debug: self._main.debug_menu_actions,
+        }
+
+        menu_id = menu_id if menu_id else menu.menu_id
+        menu = menu if menu else self.get_application_menu(menu_id)
+
+        if menu_id in app_menu_actions:
+            actions = app_menu_actions[menu_id]
+            actions.remove(item)
+        else:
+            menu.remove_action(item)
+
     def get_application_menu(self, menu_id):
         """
         Return an application menu by menu unique id.