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#   PyGUI - Generic - Global variables and functions
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import os, sys

_main_file_name = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
application_name = os.path.splitext(_main_file_name)[0]

_application = None

def application():
    """Returns the global Application object. Creates a default one if needed."""
    global _application
    print _application
    if not _application:
        from GUI import Application
        _application = Application()
    return _application

def run():
    """Runs the application, retaining control until the application is quit."""
    application().run()