added call to os.chdir if os.path.curdir is not the top level project…

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retzger · Mar 31, 2014 · 4914b27 · 4914b27
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diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 from flaskext.redis import RedisManager
 from flaskext.helpers import render_html
 
+# handle relative path references by changing to project directory
+run_from = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
+if run_from != os.path.curdir:
+    os.chdir(run_from)
 
 # create our little application :)
 app = Flask(__name__)