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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# -*- Mode: Python; coding: utf-8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; tab-width: 4 -*-
+### BEGIN LICENSE
+# Copyright (C) 2012, Wolf Vollprecht <w.vollprecht@gmail.com>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3, as published 
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranties of 
+# MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+# PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along 
+# with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+### END LICENSE
+
+### DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE ###
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+import locale
+locale.textdomain('uberwriter')
+
+# Add project root directory (enable symlink and trunk execution)
+PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY = os.path.abspath(
+    os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.argv[0]))))
+
+python_path = []
+if os.path.abspath(__file__).startswith('/opt'):
+    locale.bindtextdomain('uberwriter', '/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/uberwriter/share/locale')
+    syspath = sys.path[:] # copy to avoid infinite loop in pending objects
+    for path in syspath:
+        opt_path = path.replace('/usr', '/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/uberwriter')
+        python_path.insert(0, opt_path)
+        sys.path.insert(0, opt_path)
+    os.putenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS", "%s:%s" % ("/opt/extras.ubuntu.com/uberwriter/share/", os.getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS", "/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/")))
+if (os.path.exists(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY, 'uberwriter'))
+    and PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY not in sys.path):
+    python_path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+    sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+if python_path:
+    os.putenv('PYTHONPATH', "%s:%s" % (os.getenv('PYTHONPATH', ''), ':'.join(python_path))) # for subprocesses
+
+import uberwriter
+uberwriter.main()