--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/dev/files/settings_south_syncdb.py	Fri Sep 12 15:28:17 2014 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import re
+import sys, getopt
+from shutil import move
+from os import remove, close
+from tempfile import mkstemp
+
+def replace(file_path, pattern, subst):
+    #Create temp file
+    fh, abs_path = mkstemp()
+    new_file = open(abs_path,'w')
+    old_file = open(file_path)
+    for line in old_file:
+        new_file.write(line.replace(pattern, subst))
+    #close temp file
+    new_file.close()
+    close(fh)
+    old_file.close()
+    #Remove original file
+    remove(file_path)
+    #Move new file
+    move(abs_path, file_path)
+
+def main(argv):
+    in_installed_apps=None 
+    uncomment=None 
+    done=None 
+    file = ''
+    instructions='settings_south_syncdb.py -i <settings.py file> to comment south in installed apps, settings_south_syncdb.py -r -i <settings.py file> to decomment south in installed apps'
+    
+    try:
+       opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"hri:",["file="])
+    except getopt.GetoptError:
+       print 'settings_south_syncdb.py -i <settings.py file>'
+       sys.exit(2)
+    if not opts:
+        print instructions
+        sys.exit()
+    for opt, arg in opts:
+       if opt == '-h':
+        print instructions
+        sys.exit()
+       elif opt == '-r':
+         uncomment=True
+       elif opt in ("-i", "--file"):
+         file = arg
+       else:
+         print instructions
+         sys.exit()
+    if uncomment:
+        replace(file, '#\'south\',', '\'south\',')
+    else:
+        replace(file, '\'south\',', '#\'south\',')
+
+
+
+                        
+                    
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   main(sys.argv[1:])
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