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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""Example for packages. Print all essential and important packages"""
+
+import apt_pkg
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main."""
+    apt_pkg.InitConfig()
+    apt_pkg.InitSystem()
+    cache = apt_pkg.GetCache()
+    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()