old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  import os
  import Queue
  import sys
  import traceback
  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):
      def __init__(self):
          self.conns = {}
          self.persist_dir = os.path.abspath('persist')
          if not os.path.exists(self.persist_dir):
              os.mkdir(bot.persist_dir)
  
  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'
  
  try:
      config()
      if not hasattr(bot, 'config'):
          exit()
  except Exception, e:
      print 'ERROR: malformed config file:', e
      traceback.print_exc()
      sys.exit()
  
  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
  
  import os
  import Queue
  import sys
  import traceback
  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):
      def __init__(self):
          self.conns = {}
          self.persist_dir = os.path.abspath('persist')
          if not os.path.exists(self.persist_dir):
              os.mkdir(self.persist_dir)
  
  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'
  
  try:
      config()
      if not hasattr(bot, 'config'):
          exit()
  except Exception, e:
      print 'ERROR: malformed config file:', e
      traceback.print_exc()
      sys.exit()
  
  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 persist_dir creation