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import sys
import traceback

import mainprogram

if __name__=='__main__':

    cache = None
    is_first_iteration = True

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def initialize():
    # Create initialization data and take a lot of time
    data = ...
    return data

def method_to_test( data ):
    # Code to test
    ...

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/******************************************************
 *  knock-knock 0.1 - GPL License v3.0
 *  Copyright (c) 2010 Emmanuel Goossaert
 *  emmanuel at goossaert dot com
 *
 *  See also: 
 *  - https://github.com/goossaert/algorithms/tree/master/port-knocking
 *  - http://codecapsule.com/2010/07/06/knock-knock-secure-your-ssh-server-using-port-knocking/
 * 
 *  Knock-knock is a daemon that implements port knocking