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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+import base64
+import argparse
+from icalendar import Calendar, Event
+
+__tool_name__ = 'icaldec'
+__tool_author__ = 'dash'
+__tool_version__ = 'v0.1'
+__tool_desc__ = 'simple ical decoding' 
+
+def run(args):
+
+    ical = args.ical
+
+    if ical == None:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    with open(ical,'rb') as fr:
+        gcal = Calendar.from_ical(fr.read())
+        print('Results')
+        print('-'*7)
+        for item in gcal.walk():
+            if item.name == 'VEVENT':
+                print('Summary: {0}'.format(item.get('summary')))
+                print('Start: {0}'.format(item.get('dtstart').dt))
+                print('End: {0}'.format(item.get('dtend').dt))
+                print('URL: {0}'.format(item.get('url')))
+                print('Desc: {0}'.format(item.get('description')))
+
+def main():
+
+    parser_desc = '{0} by {1} version {2}'.format(
+        __tool_name__, __tool_author__, __tool_version__)
+
+    prog_desc = parser_desc
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog=prog_desc, description=__tool_desc__)
+
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", action="store", default=None,
+                        required=True, help='specify ical file', dest='ical')
+#    parser.add_argument("-p", "--no-pretty", action="store_false", default=True,
+#                        required=False, help='Do not print pretty', dest='nopretty')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    run(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()