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+"""
+Bootstrap script for IDLE as an application bundle.
+"""
+import sys, os
+
+from idlelib.PyShell import main
+
+# Change the current directory the user's home directory, that way we'll get
+# a more useful default location in the open/save dialogs.
+os.chdir(os.path.expanduser('~/Documents'))
+
+
+# Make sure sys.executable points to the python interpreter inside the
+# framework, instead of at the helper executable inside the application
+# bundle (the latter works, but doesn't allow access to the window server)
+sys.executable = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin', 'python')
+
+# Look for the -psn argument that the launcher adds and remove it, it will
+# only confuse the IDLE startup code.
+for idx, value in enumerate(sys.argv):
+    if value.startswith('-psn_'):
+        del sys.argv[idx]
+        break
+
+#argvemulator.ArgvCollector().mainloop()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()