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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""remove-comments.py
+
+Given a python program on standard input, spit one out on stdout that
+should work the same, but has blank and comment lines removed.
+
+"""
+
+import sys, re
+
+triple_regex = re.compile('"""')
+
+def eattriple(initial_line_stripped):
+	"""Keep reading until end of doc string"""
+	assert initial_line_stripped.startswith('"""')
+	if triple_regex.search(initial_line_stripped[3:]): return
+	while 1:
+		line = sys.stdin.readline()
+		if not line or triple_regex.search(line): break		
+
+while 1:
+	line = sys.stdin.readline()
+	if not line: break
+	stripped = line.strip()
+	if not stripped: continue
+	if stripped[0] == "#": continue
+	if stripped.startswith('"""'):
+		eattriple(stripped)
+		continue
+	sys.stdout.write(line)
+