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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# This tool converts binary resource files passed on the command line
+# into a Python source file containing data from these files, which can
+# be accessed using standard pkg_resources.resource_stream() function
+# from micropython-lib:
+# https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib/tree/master/pkg_resources
+#
+import sys
+
+print("R = {")
+
+for fname in sys.argv[1:]:
+    with open(fname, "rb") as f:
+        b = f.read()
+        print("%r: %r," % (fname, b))
+
+print("}")