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# Creates a list of all supported softlist systems in MAME/MESS using them with python.  Quick and dirty
# As described here: https://forums.libretro.com/t/guide-play-non-arcade-systems-with-mame-or-mess/17728/
# Using re, requests, and pandas

import pandas as pd
import re, requests, xmltodict
from pathlib import Path
with requests.get('https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/hash') as url:
	hash_files = [x for x in re.findall('{"name":".*?","path":"hash/(.*?)","contentType":"file"}',url.text) if x.endswith('xml')]
softlists = list()

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# Creates dummy files for use with MAME software lists that can play games using them with python.  Quick and dirty
# As described here: https://forums.libretro.com/t/guide-play-non-arcade-systems-with-mame-or-mess/17728/
# Using pathlib and xmltodict https://pypi.org/project/xmltodict/


from pathlib import Path
import xmltodict
import requests

folder = Path('.../neocdz/') #Path to where the dummy files should be generated

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<datafile>
	<header>
		<emu_name>Dropbox Example</emu_name>
		<emu_description>Dropbox Example</emu_description>
		<emu_category>Nintendo, 8 Bit, My Test</emu_category>
		<emu_version>01012019</emu_version>
		<emu_date>01/01/2019</emu_date>
		<emu_author>Zach Morris</emu_author>
		<emu_visibility>visible</emu_visibility>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<datafile>
	<header>
		<emu_name>Google Drive Example</emu_name>
		<emu_description>Google Drive Example</emu_description>
		<emu_category>Nintendo, 8 Bit, My Test</emu_category>
		<emu_version>01012019</emu_version>
		<emu_date>01/01/2019</emu_date>
		<emu_author>Zach Morris</emu_author>
		<emu_visibility>visible</emu_visibility>

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#Simple python script to install latest retroarch cores from buildbot
#To use this script, edit the settings below and from the command line, call python "...path_to_file/download_buildbot_cores.py"

## Script settings
#Buidbot URL for your system
buildbot_url = 'http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/apple/osx/x86_64/latest/'

#Temporary directory to download files to, you must have write access to this directory
temp_directory = '/Users/enter_username_here/Downloads/temp_cores'
delete_temp_directory_after_complete = False