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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import re
+
+buffering=False
+matched=False
+output=''
+start=sys.argv[1]
+match=sys.argv[2]
+end=sys.argv[3]
+
+if len(sys.argv) == 4:
+    handle=sys.stdin
+elif len(sys.argv) == 5:
+    handle=open(sys.argv[4])
+
+def debug(line):
+#    print line
+    pass
+
+for line in handle:
+    if re.search(start,line):
+        buffering=True
+        debug('Started buffering on '+start)
+    
+    if buffering:
+        output+=line
+
+    if re.search(match,line):
+        matched=True
+        debug('Matched on '+match)
+
+    if re.search(end,line):
+        debug('Finished buffering on '+end)
+        if matched:
+            print output
+            buffering=False
+            matched=False
+        else:
+            output=''
+            buffering=False
+