generate_file.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

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def generate_file(filename, num_lines, address_kind="dec"):
    converter = str
    if address_kind == "hex":
        converter = hex
    elif address_kind == "oct":
        converter = oct
    with open(filename, "w") as file:
        for i in range(0, num_lines * 16, 16):
            line = f"{converter(i).lstrip('0xo').zfill(6)}: 89ABCDE\n"
            file.write(line)


# Example usage: Generate a file with 100,000 lines, each line containing 16 bytes using hex addresses
generate_file("test-100000.txt", 100000, "hex")