util.py

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"""
Misc utility routines used by multiple files that don't belong anywhere else
"""

import imp
import os
import os.path
import sys

def get_program_path():
    if hasattr(sys, "frozen") or imp.is_frozen("__main__"):
        return os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
    else:
        return os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])