ubuntu_apt_log_filter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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import sys,re

content = ''
with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f:
    content = f.read()

content = re.sub('\(.*?\)', '', content)
content = re.sub(',', '', content)
content = re.sub(':amd64', '', content)

print(content)