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Debian GNU/Linux Reference Guide
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13.5 Python

It's a nice object-oriented interpreter.

References for Python:

Short program example (creates newusers command entry):

     #! /usr/bin/env python
     import sys, string
     
     # (C) Osamu Aoki Sun Aug 26 16:53:55 UTC 2001 Public Domain
     # Ported from awk script by KMSelf Sat Aug 25 20:47:38 PDT 2001
     # This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
     
     def usages():
         print \
     "Usage:  ", sys.argv[0], " start_UID [filename]\n" \
     "\tstartUID is the starting userid to add.\n" \
     "\tfilename is input filename. If not specified, standard input.\n\n" \
     "Input file format:\n"\
     "\tfirst_name last_name password\n"
                     return 1
     
     def parsefile(startuid):
         #
         # main filtering
         #
         uid = startuid
         while 1:
             line = infile.readline()
             if not line:
                 break
             if line[0] == '#':
                 continue
             (first, last, passwd) = string.split(string.lower(line))
             # above crashes with wrong # of parameters :-)
             user = first[0] + last
             gid = uid
             lineout = "%s:%s:%d:%d:%s %s,,/home/%s:/bin/bash\n" %  \
                 (user, passwd, uid, gid, first, last, user)
             sys.stdout.write(lineout)
             +uid
     
     if __name__ == '__main__':
         if len(sys.argv) == 1:
             usages()
         else:
             uid = int(sys.argv[1])
             #print "# UID start from: %d\n" % uid
             if len(sys.argv) > 1:
                 infilename   = string.join(sys.argv[2:])
                 infile = open(infilename, 'r')
                 #print "# Read file from: %s\n\n" % infilename
             else:
                 infile = sys.stdin
             parsefile(uid)

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