diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
index d1fc0c0d..daf0d026 100644
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 syntax: glob
 
 .DS_Store
+run.py
 *.pyc
 *.so
 *.mode1v3
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 20eaeb4c..53bffeba 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -63,11 +63,25 @@ def build_cocoa(edition, dev, help_destpath):
         args.append('-configuration release')
     args = ' '.join(args)
     os.system('xcodebuild {0}'.format(args))
-    os.chdir('..')
+    os.chdir('../..')
+    print("Creating the run.py file")
+    subfolder = 'dev' if dev else 'release'
+    app_path = {
+        'se': 'cocoa/se/build/{0}/dupeGuru.app',
+        'me': 'cocoa/me/build/{0}/dupeGuru\\ ME.app',
+        'pe': 'cocoa/pe/build/{0}/dupeGuru\\ PE.app',
+    }[edition].format(subfolder)
+    tmpl = open('run_template_cocoa.py', 'rt').read()
+    run_contents = tmpl.format(app_path=app_path)
+    open('run.py', 'wt').write(run_contents)
 
 def build_qt(edition, dev):
     print("Building Qt stuff")
     print_and_do("pyrcc4 -py3 {0} > {1}".format(op.join('qt', 'base', 'dg.qrc'), op.join('qt', 'base', 'dg_rc.py')))
+    print("Creating the run.py file")
+    tmpl = open('run_template_qt.py', 'rt').read()
+    run_contents = tmpl.format(edition=edition)
+    open('run.py', 'wt').write(run_contents)
 
 def build_pe_modules(ui):
     def move(src, dst):
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d9a116f9..00000000
--- a/run.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Created By: Virgil Dupras
-# Created On: 2009-12-30
-# Copyright 2010 Hardcoded Software (http://www.hardcoded.net)
-# 
-# This software is licensed under the "BSD" License as described in the "LICENSE" file, 
-# which should be included with this package. The terms are also available at 
-# http://www.hardcoded.net/licenses/bsd_license
-
-import sys
-import os
-import os.path as op
-import runpy
-
-import yaml
-
-from hscommon.build import add_to_pythonpath
-
-def main():
-    conf = yaml.load(open('conf.yaml'))
-    edition = conf['edition']
-    ui = conf['ui']
-    dev = conf['dev']
-    print("Running dupeGuru {0} with UI {1}".format(edition.upper(), ui))
-    if ui == 'cocoa':
-        subfolder = 'dev' if dev else 'release'
-        app_path = {
-            'se': 'cocoa/se/build/{0}/dupeGuru.app',
-            'me': 'cocoa/me/build/{0}/dupeGuru\\ ME.app',
-            'pe': 'cocoa/pe/build/{0}/dupeGuru\\ PE.app',
-        }[edition].format(subfolder)
-        os.system('open {0}'.format(app_path))
-    elif ui == 'qt':
-        add_to_pythonpath('.')
-        runpy.run_module('qt.{0}.start'.format(edition), run_name='__main__')
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
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diff --git a/run_template_cocoa.py b/run_template_cocoa.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0269235f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_template_cocoa.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+def main():
+    return os.system('open {app_path}')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
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diff --git a/run_template_qt.py b/run_template_qt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dfe915b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_template_qt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import os
+import os.path as op
+import runpy
+
+def main():
+    scriptpath = op.abspath(__file__)
+    scriptfolder = op.dirname(scriptpath)
+    sys.path.insert(0, scriptfolder)
+    del sys.argv[0]
+    runpy.run_module('qt.{edition}.start', run_name="__main__")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
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