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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import sys
+
+from debian_linux.config import ConfigCoreDump
+
+section = tuple(s or None for s in sys.argv[1:-1])
+key = sys.argv[-1]
+config = ConfigCoreDump(fp=open("debian/config.defines.dump", "rb"))
+try:
+ value = config[section][key]
+except KeyError:
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+if isinstance(value, str):
+ # Don't iterate over it
+ print(value)
+else:
+ # In case it's a sequence, try printing each item
+ try:
+ for item in value:
+ print(item)
+ except TypeError:
+ # Otherwise use the default format
+ print(value)