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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