From a5680be996defc5d7d1bc05d2d9418bdf80c92cd 2011-01-15 22:19:22
From: Thomas Spura <tomspur@fedoraproject.org>
Date: 2011-01-15 22:19:22
Subject: [PATCH] Make ipython.py cProfile-able

When using __file__ on startup and cProfile in the same time, __file__
is defined as the __file__ of cProfile and not the local ipython.py.
With using sys.argv[0] instead, it's possible to get a cProfile.

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diff --git a/ipython.py b/ipython.py
index dd50d01..7c73948 100755
--- a/ipython.py
+++ b/ipython.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ somewhere and run ipython.py) and development. """
 
 # Ensure that the imported IPython is the local one, not a system-wide one
 import os, sys
-this_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+this_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
 sys.path.insert(0, this_dir)
 
 # Now proceed with execution