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+import time 
+import sys
+
+def say(s):
+    who = sys.argv[0]
+    if who.endswith(".py"):
+        who = who[:-3]
+    s = "%s@%1.6f: %s" % (who, time.time(), s)
+    print (s)
+
+
+def read_params():
+    params = { }
+    
+    f = open("params.txt", "r")
+    
+    for line in f:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if len(line):
+            if line.startswith('#'):
+                pass # comment in input, ignore
+            else:
+                name, value = line.split('=')
+                name = name.upper().strip()
+            
+                if name == "PERMISSIONS":
+                    value = int(value, 8)
+                elif "NAME" in name:
+                    # This is a string; leave it alone.
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    value = int(value)
+        
+                #print "name = %s, value = %d" % (name, value)
+            
+                params[name] = value
+
+    f.close()
+    
+    return params
+