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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+
+# Copyright 2012-2013 Jussi Pakkanen
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+def runtest(ofname):
+    root = ET.Element('Project', {'DefaultTargets' : "Build",
+                                  'ToolsVersion' : '4.0',
+                                  'xmlns' : 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003'})
+    confitems = ET.Element('ItemGroup', {'Label' : 'ProjectConfigurations'})
+    root.append(confitems)
+    tree = ET.ElementTree(root)
+    tree.write(ofname, encoding='utf-8', xml_declaration=True)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    runtest('sample.vcxproj')