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+# Copyright (c) 2017 Alison Chaiken
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Create a block device for testing of 'gpt' and 'part' commands.
+
+import os
+
+def makeDisk():
+    if (os.path.exists("testdisk.raw")):
+        os.remove("testdisk.raw")
+    fd = os.open("testdisk.raw", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT )
+    os.ftruncate(fd, 4194304)
+    os.close(fd)
+    os.spawnl(os.P_WAIT, "/sbin/sgdisk", "sgdisk", "-U",
+          "375a56f7-d6c9-4e81-b5f0-09d41ca89efe", "testdisk.raw")
+    os.spawnl(os.P_WAIT, "/sbin/sgdisk", "sgdisk", "--new=1:2048:2560", "testdisk.raw")
+    os.spawnl(os.P_WAIT, "/sbin/sgdisk", "sgdisk", "--new=2:4096:4608", "testdisk.raw")
+    os.spawnl(os.P_WAIT, "/sbin/gdisk", "sgdisk", "-l", "testdisk.raw")