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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright 2013 Jussi Pakkanen
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import sys
+from PyQt5 import uic
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
+
+class MesonGui():
+    def __init__(self):
+        uifile = 'mesonmain.ui'
+        self.ui = uic.loadUi(uifile)
+        self.ui.show()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print(sys.argv[0], "<build dir>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    gui = MesonGui()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())