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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''This script reads timezone list as its first argument
+or from /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab, and converts it
+to a PO file template.
+
+This is free software, released under GPL.
+Author: Lukas Tinkl <lukas@kde.org>, 2002
+'''
+
+import sys
+import fileinput
+import string
+
+def makePOT(_file):
+  for line in fileinput.input(_file):
+    if (line[0]=='#'): #skip comments
+      continue
+    section=string.split(string.strip(line), '\t')[2] #third field, tab separated
+    newline='msgid \"' + section+ '\"\n' #msgid
+    newline+='msgstr \"\"\n' #msgstr
+    print(newline) #output to stdout
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  makePOT(sys.argv[1:] or "/usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab")