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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+"""Example for packages. Print all essential and important packages"""
+
+import apt_pkg
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main."""
+    apt_pkg.init_config()
+    apt_pkg.init_system()
+    cache = apt_pkg.Cache()
+    print("Essential packages:")
+    for pkg in cache.packages:
+        if pkg.essential:
+            print(" ", pkg.name)
+    print("Important packages:")
+    for pkg in cache.packages:
+        if pkg.important:
+            print(" ", pkg.name)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()