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+from tkinter import Button as tButton
+from tkinter import Tk, BOTH
+from tkinter.ttk import Frame, Style, Button
+import os
+import subprocess
+import winshell
+
+
+def load_programs():
+    directory = os.getenv('PGUI_DIR')
+    shortcuts = [os.path.join(directory, sname) for sname in os.listdir(directory)]
+    programs = []
+    for shortcut in shortcuts:
+        name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(shortcut))[0]
+        shortcut = winshell.Shortcut(shortcut)
+        program = Program(name, f'{shortcut.path} {shortcut.arguments}')
+        programs.append(program)
+    return programs
+
+
+class Program():
+    def __init__(self, name, path):
+        self.name = name
+        self.path = os.path.abspath(path)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'{self.name}: {self.path}'
+
+
+class PGUILauncher(Frame):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        Frame.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        self.parent = parent
+        self.init_ui()
+
+    def launch_program(self, program):
+        print('opening application', program.name)
+        os.chdir(os.path.dirname(program.path))
+        subprocess.Popen(program.path, shell=True)
+        self.quit()
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+        self.parent.resizable(0,0)
+        self.parent.title("PGUI")
+        self.style = Style()
+        self.style.theme_use("clam")
+        self.pack(fill=BOTH, expand = 1)
+
+        x = 0
+        y = 0
+
+        self.buttonwidth = 12
+        programs = load_programs()
+        for (programindex, program) in enumerate(programs):
+            print(y, x)
+            newButton = Button(self, text=program.name, command=lambda program=program: self.launch_program(program))
+            print(f'creating button for {program.name} at {program.path}')
+            newButton.configure(width=self.buttonwidth)
+            newButton.grid(row=y, column=x)
+            x += 1
+            if x >= 3 and (programindex != len(programs)-1):
+                x = 0
+                y += 1
+        print(y, x)
+
+        self.pack()
+        self.update()
+
+        width = self.parent.winfo_reqwidth()
+        height = self.parent.winfo_reqheight()
+        x_offset = (self.parent.winfo_screenwidth() - width) / 2
+        y_offset = (self.parent.winfo_screenheight() - height) / 2
+
+        self.parent.geometry('%dx%d+%d+%d' % (width, height, x_offset, y_offset-50))
+
+def main():
+    root = Tk()
+    ex = PGUILauncher(root)
+    root.mainloop()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()