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+# coding: utf-8
+"""
+Starting a new python process to preprocess each source file creates too much
+overhead. Instead, a list of files to preprocess is fed into a script run from
+a single process.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+import preprocessor
+
+def main():
+    processor = preprocessor.setup_processor()
+
+    for source in sys.argv[1:]:
+        dest = os.path.splitext(source)[0] + '.tx'
+
+        stdout = sys.stdout
+
+        sys.stdin  = open(source, 'r')
+        sys.stdout = open(dest, 'w')
+
+        processor.preprocess()
+
+        sys.stdout = stdout
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()