Now TWBlue.exe.log shouldn't be created, so admin rights aren't required the first time in the installed version.

src/commandline.py

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import argparse
-import sys
 import paths
-from StringIO import StringIO
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="TW Blue command line launcher")
 group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
@@ -11,12 +9,8 @@ group.add_argument("-i", "--installed", help="Use TW Blue as an installed applic
 parser.add_argument("-d", "--data-directory", action="store", dest="directory", help="Specifies the directory where TW Blue saves the data files")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 if args.installed == True:
- # Set a StringIO object as stdout and stderr to avoid problems using the installer.
- sys.stdout = StringIO()
- sys.stderr = StringIO()
  paths.mode = "installed"
- sys.stderr = open(paths.logs_path("stderr.log"), 'w')
- sys.stdout = open(paths.logs_path("stdout.log"), 'w')
 elif args.portable == True:
  paths.mode = "portable"
  if args.directory != None: paths.directory = args.directory
+

src/main.py

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ A twitter accessible, easy of use and cross platform application."""
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 ############################################################
+import sys
+from StringIO import StringIO
+#redirect the original stdout and stderr
+stdout=sys.stdout
+stderr=sys.stderr
+# Set a StringIO object as stdout and stderr to avoid problems using the installed version.
+sys.stdout = StringIO()
+sys.stderr = StringIO()
 import wx
 import os
 ssmg = None
@@ -31,16 +39,21 @@ from logger import logger as logging
 from sessionmanager import manager
 from sessionmanager import gui as smGUI
 manager.setup()
-import sys
 import config
 import output
 import sound
 import languageHandler
-
+#close the memory buffers for stdout and stderr
+sys.stdout.close()
+sys.stderr.close()
+#if it's a binary version
 if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
-  sys.stderr = open(paths.logs_path("stderr.log"), 'w')
+ sys.stderr = open(paths.logs_path("stderr.log"), 'w')
-  sys.stdout = open(paths.logs_path("stdout.log"), 'w')
+ sys.stdout = open(paths.logs_path("stdout.log"), 'w')
-
+else:
+ sys.stdout=stdout
+ sys.stderr=stderr
+   
 app = wx.App()
 #app = wx.App(redirect=True, useBestVisual=True, filename=paths.logs_path('tracebacks.log'))
 configured = False