Creates dummy files for use with MAME software lists that can play games using them

1_create_mame_dummy_files.py

# 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

with requests.get('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mamedev/mame/master/hash/neocd.xml') as url: #Update url as required
    games = [x.get('@name') for x in xmltodict.parse(url.content).get('softwarelist').get('software') if x.get('@name')]
    
for gg in games:
  folder.joinpath(gg+'.zip').write_text('') #Write dummy file

cdimono1.zip

neocdz.zip