diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/SignalHandler.py b/youtube_dl_gui/SignalHandler.py
index 9d8f666..49866bf 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/SignalHandler.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/SignalHandler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 
 from .Utils import (
-  remove_spaces,
+  remove_empty_items,
   string_to_array,
   get_filename
 )
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py b/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
index e37ebab..b25df5d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/Utils.py
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-def remove_spaces(array):
+def remove_empty_items(array):
   return [x for x in array if x != '']
+
+def remove_spaces(string):
+  return string.replace(' ', '')
   
 def string_to_array(string, char=' '):
   return string.split(char)
   
 def get_encoding():
-  if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-    return None
   if sys.platform == 'win32':
     return sys.getfilesystemencoding()
-  else:
-    return None
+  return None
     
 def encode_list(data_list, encoding):
   return [x.encode(encoding, 'ignore') for x in data_list]
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ def get_path_seperator():
   return '\\' if os.name == 'nt' else '/'
   
 def fix_path(path):
-  if path != '':
-    if path[-1:] != get_path_seperator():
+  if path != '' and path[-1:] != get_path_seperator():
       path += get_path_seperator()
   return path
   
@@ -44,13 +43,12 @@ def get_HOME():
 def add_PATH(path):
   os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + path
 
-def get_abs_path(path):
+def abs_path(path):
   path_list = path.split(get_path_seperator())
   for i in range(len(path_list)):
     if path_list[i] == '~':
       path_list[i] = get_HOME()
-  path = get_path_seperator().join(path_list)
-  return path
+  return get_path_seperator().join(path_list)
   
 def file_exist(filename):
   return os.path.exists(filename)
@@ -64,13 +62,13 @@ def get_filesize(path):
 def makedir(path):
   os.makedirs(path)
   
-def get_icon_path(icon_path, file_path):
-  path = os.path.abspath(file_path)
-  path = path.split(get_path_seperator())
-  for i in range(len(icon_path)):
-    path[(i+1)*-1] = icon_path[i]
-  path = get_path_seperator().join(path)
-  return path
+def icon_path(icon_path, file_path):
+  icon_path = icon_path.split(get_path_seperator())
+  L = len(icon_path)
+  file_path = os.path.abspath(file_path).split(get_path_seperator())
+  for index, item in reversed(list(enumerate(icon_path))):
+    file_path[index - L] = item
+  return get_path_seperator().join(file_path)
   
 def get_filename(path):
   return path.split(get_path_seperator())[-1]
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py b/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
index 82128d4..09d5b52 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/YoutubeDLGUI.py
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ from .Utils import (
   get_os_type,
   file_exist,
   fix_path,
-  get_abs_path,
-  get_icon_path
+  abs_path,
+  icon_path,
+  remove_spaces
 )
 
 if get_os_type() == 'nt':
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ LANGUAGES = ["English",
 	     "Spanish",
 	     "German"]
 	     
-ICON = get_icon_path(['ytube.png', 'icons'], __file__)
+ICON = icon_path('icons/ytube.png', __file__)
   
 class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
   
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
   
   def load_tracklist(self, trackList):
     for url in trackList:
-      url = url.replace(' ', '')
+      url = remove_spaces(url)
       if url != '':
 	self.urlList.append(url)
 	self.statusList._add_item(url)
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
       ''' For each url in current url list '''
       for url in curList:
 	''' Remove spaces from url '''
-	url = url.replace(' ', '')
+	url = remove_spaces(url)
 	''' If url is not in self.urlList (original downloads list) and url is not empty '''
 	if url not in self.urlList and url != '':
 	  ''' Add url into original download list '''
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ download the latest youtube-dl.'''
     self.autoUpdateChk.SetValue(self.optList.autoUpdate)
     
   def save_options(self):
-    self.optList.updatePath = get_abs_path(self.updatePathBox.GetValue())
+    self.optList.updatePath = abs_path(self.updatePathBox.GetValue())
     self.optList.autoUpdate = self.autoUpdateChk.GetValue()
     
 class PlaylistPanel(wx.Panel):
@@ -1073,7 +1074,7 @@ For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>'''
     self.savePathBox.SetValue(self.optList.savePath)
     
   def save_options(self):
-    self.optList.savePath = get_abs_path(self.savePathBox.GetValue())
+    self.optList.savePath = abs_path(self.savePathBox.GetValue())
  
 class OtherPanel(wx.Panel):