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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# @file
+# @author (C) 2019 by Vasil Velichkov <vvvelichkov@gmail.com>
+# @section LICENSE
+#
+# Gr-gsm is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+#
+# Gr-gsm is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with gr-gsm; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+# Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+#
+
+import osmosdr
+import os
+
+def get_devices(hint=""):
+    return osmosdr.device_find(osmosdr.device_t(hint))
+
+def match(dev, filters):
+    for f in filters:
+        for k, v in f.items():
+            if (k not in dev or dev[k] != v):
+                break
+        else:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+def exclude(devices, filters = ({'driver': 'audio'},)):
+    return [dev for dev in devices if not match(dev, filters)]
+
+def get_all_args(hint="nofake"):
+    return map(lambda dev: dev.to_string(), exclude(get_devices(hint)))
+
+def get_default_args(args):
+    # The presence of GRC_BLOCKS_PATH environment variable indicates that
+    # gnuradio-companion compiles a flowgraph and in this case no exception
+    # have to be thrown otherwise the generaged python script will be invalid.
+    # This allows compilation of flowgraphs without an SDR device.
+    if args or os.getenv("GRC_BLOCKS_PATH"):
+        return args
+
+    devices = get_all_args("nofake")
+    if not devices:
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to find any supported SDR devices")
+
+    return devices[0]
+
+def print_devices(hint=""):
+    devices = exclude(get_devices(hint))
+    if devices:
+        print("\n".join(map(lambda dev: dev.to_string(), devices)))
+    else:
+        print("Unable to find any supported SDR devices")