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+# Module 'util' -- some useful functions that don't fit elsewhere
+
+
+# Remove an item from a list.
+# No complaints if it isn't in the list at all.
+# If it occurs more than once, remove the first occurrence.
+#
+def remove(item, list):
+ for i in range(len(list)):
+ if list[i] = item:
+ del list[i]
+ break
+
+
+# Return a string containing a file's contents.
+#
+def readfile(fn):
+ return readopenfile(open(fn, 'r'))
+
+
+# Read an open file until EOF.
+#
+def readopenfile(fp):
+ BUFSIZE = 512*8
+ data = ''
+ while 1:
+ buf = fp.read(BUFSIZE)
+ if not buf: break
+ data = data + buf
+ return data