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+import sys
+from PyQt4 import QtGui
+
+'''
+Create a GUI application that can be launched from a script named view.py.
+The GUI should include:
+A single window (QMainWindow or QWidget)
+A File menu with at least one entry - Quit.
+The quit item should exit the program.
+The code should be presented using the following conventions:
+    a. Include an if '__name__' == __main__: block
+    b. Write your GUI in a class, inhereting from QMainWindow, QWidget, or
+       another appropriate parent.
+       You should have at least an __init__ method and a init_ui method.
+    c. Call a function called main when the application is launched and an
+       instance of your GUI class is created
+'''
+
+
+class Example(QtGui.QMainWindow):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Example, self).__init__()
+
+        self.init_ui()
+
+    def init_ui(self):
+
+        text_edit = QtGui.QTextEdit()
+        self.setCentralWidget(text_edit)
+
+        exit_action = QtGui.QAction(QtGui.QIcon('exit24.png'), 'Exit', self)
+        exit_action.setShortcut('Ctrl+Q')
+        exit_action.setStatusTip('Exit application')
+        exit_action.triggered.connect(self.close)
+
+        self.statusBar()
+
+        menu_bar = self.menuBar()
+        file_menu = menu_bar.addMenu('&File')
+        file_menu.addAction(exit_action)
+
+        toolbar = self.addToolBar('Exit')
+        toolbar.addAction(exit_action)
+
+        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 250, 250)
+        self.setWindowTitle('Assignment 9 Main Window')
+        self.show()
+
+    def main():
+
+        app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
+        ex = Example()
+        sys.exit(app.exec_())
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        main()