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+#!/usr/bin/python
+"""Emulate dpkg --extract package.deb outdir"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+import apt_inst
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main function."""
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print >> sys.stderr, "Usage:", __file__, "package.deb outdir"
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if not os.path.exists(sys.argv[2]):
+        print >> sys.stderr, "The directory %s does not exist" % sys.argv[2]
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    fobj = open(sys.argv[1])
+    try:
+        apt_inst.debExtractArchive(fobj, sys.argv[2])
+    finally:
+        fobj.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()