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+import os.path
+import sys
+
+# Enable running IDLE with idlelib in a non-standard location.
+# This was once used to run development versions of IDLE.
+# Because PEP 434 declared idle.py a public interface,
+# removal should require deprecation.
+idlelib_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+if idlelib_dir not in sys.path:
+ sys.path.insert(0, idlelib_dir)
+
+from idlelib.PyShell import main # This is subject to change
+main()