old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  
  a = 34123
  
  import os
  import Queue
  import sys
  import time
  
  sys.path += ['plugins']  # so 'import hook' works without duplication
  sys.path += ['lib']
  os.chdir(sys.path[0] or '.')  # do stuff relative to the install directory
  
  
  class Bot(object):
      pass
  
  
  bot = Bot()
  
  print 'Loading plugins'
  
  # bootstrap the reloader
  eval(compile(open(os.path.join('core', 'reload.py'), 'U').read(),
      os.path.join('core', 'reload.py'), 'exec'))
  reload(init=True)
  
  print 'Connecting to IRC'
  
  bot.conns = {}
  
  try:
      for name, conf in bot.config['connections'].iteritems():
          if conf.get('ssl'):
              bot.conns[name] = SSLIRC(conf['server'], conf['nick'], conf=conf,
                      port=conf.get('port', 6667), channels=conf['channels'],
                      ignore_certificate_errors=conf.get('ignore_cert', True))
          else:
              bot.conns[name] = IRC(conf['server'], conf['nick'], conf=conf,
                      port=conf.get('port', 6667), channels=conf['channels'])
  except Exception, e:
      print 'ERROR: malformed config file', Exception, e
      sys.exit()
   
  bot.persist_dir = os.path.abspath('persist')
  if not os.path.exists(bot.persist_dir):
      os.mkdir(bot.persist_dir)
  
  print 'Running main loop'
  
  while True:
      reload()  # these functions only do things
      config()  # if changes have occured
  
      for conn in bot.conns.itervalues():
          try:
              out = conn.out.get_nowait()
              main(conn, out)
          except Queue.Empty:
              pass
      while all(conn.out.empty() for conn in bot.conns.itervalues()):
          time.sleep(.1)
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  a = 34123
  
  import os
  import Queue
  import sys
  import time
  
  sys.path += ['plugins']  # so 'import hook' works without duplication
  sys.path += ['lib']
  os.chdir(sys.path[0] or '.')  # do stuff relative to the install directory
  
  
  class Bot(object):
      pass
  
  
  bot = Bot()
  
  print 'Loading plugins'
  
  # bootstrap the reloader
  eval(compile(open(os.path.join('core', 'reload.py'), 'U').read(),
      os.path.join('core', 'reload.py'), 'exec'))
  reload(init=True)
  
  print 'Connecting to IRC'
  
  bot.conns = {}
  
  try:
      for name, conf in bot.config['connections'].iteritems():
          if conf.get('ssl'):
              bot.conns[name] = SSLIRC(conf['server'], conf['nick'], conf=conf,
                      port=conf.get('port', 6667), channels=conf['channels'],
                      ignore_certificate_errors=conf.get('ignore_cert', True))
          else:
              bot.conns[name] = IRC(conf['server'], conf['nick'], conf=conf,
                      port=conf.get('port', 6667), channels=conf['channels'])
  except Exception, e:
      print 'ERROR: malformed config file', Exception, e
      sys.exit()
   
  bot.persist_dir = os.path.abspath('persist')
  if not os.path.exists(bot.persist_dir):
      os.mkdir(bot.persist_dir)
  
  print 'Running main loop'
  
  while True:
      reload()  # these functions only do things
      config()  # if changes have occured
  
      for conn in bot.conns.itervalues():
          try:
              out = conn.out.get_nowait()
              main(conn, out)
          except Queue.Empty:
              pass
      while all(conn.out.empty() for conn in bot.conns.itervalues()):
          time.sleep(.1)
  
subject: fix for working with virtualenv / differeny python locations