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+This directory contains a collection of executable Python scripts that
+are useful while building, extending or managing Python.  Some (e.g.,
+dutree or lll) are also generally useful UNIX tools.
+
+See also the Demo/scripts directory!
+
+byteyears.py		Print product of a file's size and age
+checkpyc.py		Check presence and validity of ".pyc" files
+classfix.py		Convert old class syntax to new
+copytime.py		Copy one file's atime and mtime to another
+dutree.py		Format du(1) output as a tree sorted by size
+eptags.py		Create Emacs TAGS file for Python modules
+findlinksto.py		Recursively find symbolic links to a given path prefix
+fixcid.py		Massive identifier substitution on C source files
+fixheader.py		Add some cpp magic to a C include file
+fixps.py		Fix Python scripts' first line (if #!)
+h2py.py			Translate #define's into Python assignments
+ifdef.py		Remove #if(n)def groups from C sources
+linktree.py		Make a copy of a tree with links to original files
+lll.py			Find and list symbolic links in current directory
+methfix.py		Fix old method syntax def f(self, (a1, ..., aN)):
+mkreal.py		Turn a symbolic link into a real file or directory
+objgraph.py		Print object graph from nm output on a library
+pathfix.py		Change #!/usr/local/bin/python into something else
+pdeps.py		Print dependencies between Python modules
+pindent.py		Indent Python code, giving block-closing comments
+ptags.py		Create vi tags file for Python modules
+suff.py			Sort a list of files by suffix
+sum5.py			Print md5 checksums of files
+which.py		Find a program in $PATH
+xxci.py			Wrapper for rcsdiff and ci