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bin/blink

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+frozen = hasattr(sys, 'frozen')
+
 # We need to mangle Python's import path in case blink is run directly from
 # the bin/ directory.
-script = globals().get('__file__', sys.argv[0])
-script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(script))
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.executable if frozen else __file__))
 parent_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
 if os.path.basename(script_dir) == 'bin' and os.path.exists(os.path.join(parent_dir, 'blink', '__init__.py')):
     # Insert the parent path just before the existing script's path. We need
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ if os.path.basename(script_dir) == 'bin' and os.path.exists(os.path.join(parent_
     sys.path.insert(position, parent_dir)
 
 
-if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+if frozen:
     from StringIO import StringIO
     sys.stdout = sys.stderr = StringIO()
 

blink/__init__.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from blink.update import UpdateManager
 from blink.util import QSingleton, run_in_gui_thread
 
 
-if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False):
+if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
     output = sys.stdout
     makedirs(ApplicationData.get('logs'))
     sys.stdout = sys.stderr = open(ApplicationData.get('logs/output.log'), 'a')