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diff --git a/doc/examples/recommends.py b/doc/examples/recommends.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import apt_pkg
+apt_pkg.init()
+
+cache = apt_pkg.GetCache()
+
+class Wanted:
+
+	def __init__(self, name):
+		self.name = name
+		self.recommended = []
+		self.suggested = []
+
+wanted = {}
+
+for package in cache.Packages:
+	current = package.CurrentVer
+	if not current:
+		continue
+	depends = current.DependsList
+	for (key, attr) in (('Suggests', 'suggested'), 
+	                    ('Recommends', 'recommended')):
+		list = depends.get(key, [])
+		for dependency in list:
+			name = dependency[0].TargetPkg.Name
+			dep = cache[name]
+			if dep.CurrentVer:
+				continue
+			getattr(wanted.setdefault(name, Wanted(name)),
+			        attr).append(package.Name)
+
+ks = wanted.keys()
+ks.sort()
+
+for want in ks:
+	print want, wanted[want].recommended, wanted[want].suggested
+
+
+
+