Run a Python project in Eclipse as root

Question

I use Eclipse as my IDE, and when I run my application I wish the application itself to run as root. My program currently checks if it is root, and if not it restarts itself with gksudo. The output, however, isn't written to the console. I can't use sudo, since it doesn't give me a graphical prompt. (While my program is CLI, Eclipse doesn't permit console interaction afaict)

What's the "right" way to be elevating my application?

Answer 1

It may not be an ideal solution, but the rare times that I need this same functionality I end up just running Eclipse as root.