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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+OLD_NOTICE = """
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
+distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+"""
+
+NEW_NOTICE = """
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI or Corporation for National Research Initiatives or
+CNRI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
+distribution of the software without specific, written prior
+permission.
+
+While CWI is the initial source for this software, a modified version
+is made available by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives
+(CNRI) at the Internet address ftp://ftp.python.org.
+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM AND CNRI DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH
+REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH
+CENTRUM OR CNRI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
+PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
+TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+"""
+
+# " <-- Help Emacs
+
+import os, sys, string
+
+def main():
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    if not args:
+	print "No arguments."
+    for arg in args:
+	process(arg)
+
+def process(arg):
+    f = open(arg)
+    data = f.read()
+    f.close()
+    i = string.find(data, OLD_NOTICE)
+    if i < 0:
+##	print "No old notice in", arg
+	return
+    data = data[:i] + NEW_NOTICE + data[i+len(OLD_NOTICE):]
+    new = arg + ".new"
+    backup = arg + ".bak"
+    print "Replacing notice in", arg, "...",
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    f = open(new, "w")
+    f.write(data)
+    f.close()
+    os.rename(arg, backup)
+    os.rename(new, arg)
+    print "done"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()