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+# Authors:
+#   Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@redhat.com>
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2008  Red Hat
+# see file 'COPYING' for use and warranty information
+#
+# This program 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; version 2 only
+#
+# This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+"""
+Various utility functions.
+"""
+
+def xmlrpc_marshal(*args, **kw):
+    """
+    Marshal (args, kw) into ((kw,) + args).
+    """
+    return ((kw,) + args)
+
+
+def xmlrpc_unmarshal(*params):
+    """
+    Unmarshal (params) into (args, kw).
+    """
+    if len(params) > 0:
+        kw = params[0]
+        if type(kw) is not dict:
+            raise TypeError('first xmlrpc argument must be dict')
+    else:
+        kw = {}
+    return (params[1:], kw)