def instantiate():
"""Instantiate the global QApplication object."""
global qApp
args = list(map(os.fsencode,
[os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])] + sys.argv[1:]))
if platform.system() == "Windows":
args.append("-platform")
args.append("windows:fontengine=freetype")
qApp = QApplication(args)
QApplication.setApplicationName(appinfo.name)
QApplication.setApplicationVersion(appinfo.version)
QApplication.setOrganizationName(appinfo.name)
QApplication.setOrganizationDomain(appinfo.domain)
if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
qApp._menubar = QMenuBar()
appInstantiated()
