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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Test a basic back to back FootprintLoad() of a single footprint, and FootprintEnumerate()
+
+# 1) Build target _pcbnew after enabling scripting in cmake.
+# $ make _pcbnew
+
+# 2) Changed dir to pcbnew
+# $ cd pcbnew
+# $ pwd
+# build/pcbnew
+
+# 3) Entered following command line, script takes to arguments: library_path [footprint_name]
+# $ PYTHONPATH=. <path_to>/test_plugin.py https://github.com/liftoff-sr/pretty_footprints   [100-LQFP]
+
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from pcbnew import *
+import sys
+
+if len( sys.argv ) < 2 :
+    print( "usage: script <library_path>  [<footprint_name>]" )
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+src_libpath = sys.argv[1]
+
+
+src_type = IO_MGR.GuessPluginTypeFromLibPath( src_libpath );
+
+src_plugin = IO_MGR.PluginFind( src_type )
+
+if len( sys.argv ) == 2:
+    list_of_footprints = src_plugin.FootprintEnumerate( src_libpath )
+    for fp in list_of_footprints:
+        print( fp )
+
+elif len( sys.argv ) == 3:
+    # I had some concerns about back to back reads, this verifies it is no problem:
+    module = src_plugin.FootprintLoad( src_libpath, sys.argv[2] )
+    if not module:
+        print( "1st try: module", sys.argv[2], "not found" )
+    module = src_plugin.FootprintLoad( src_libpath, sys.argv[2] )
+    if not module:
+        print( "2nd try: module", sys.argv[2], "not found" )
+    print( module )
+
+