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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+#   (C) 2022-2024 IVAS codec Public Collaboration with portions copyright Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+#   Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+#   Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+#   contributors to this repository. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#   This software is protected by copyright law and by international treaties.
+#   The IVAS codec Public Collaboration consisting of Dolby International AB, Ericsson AB,
+#   Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Huawei Technologies Co. LTD.,
+#   Koninklijke Philips N.V., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Nokia Technologies Oy, Orange,
+#   Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., VoiceAge Corporation, and other
+#   contributors to this repository retain full ownership rights in their respective contributions in
+#   the software. This notice grants no license of any kind, including but not limited to patent
+#   license, nor is any license granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise.
+
+#   Contributors are required to enter into the IVAS codec Public Collaboration agreement before making
+#   contributions.
+
+#   This software is provided "AS IS", without any express or implied warranties. The software is in the
+#   development stage. It is intended exclusively for experts who have experience with such software and
+#   solely for the purpose of inspection. All implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability
+#   and fitness for a particular purpose are hereby disclaimed and excluded.
+
+#   Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in relation to providing this software shall be
+#   submitted to and settled by the final, binding jurisdiction of the courts of Munich, Germany in
+#   accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany excluding its conflict of law rules and
+#   the United Nations Convention on Contracts on the International Sales of Goods.
+
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from hashlib import md5
+from collections import Counter
+
+
+def get_hash_line_for_file(file: Path, experiment_dir: Path):
+    with open(file, "rb") as f:
+        hash = md5(f.read()).hexdigest()
+
+    filepath = file.relative_to(experiment_dir)
+    # always print forward slashes even on windows to be able to diff the result files
+    hashline = f"{str(filepath.as_posix())} {hash}\n"
+
+    return hashline
+
+
+def main(experiment_dir, out_file):
+    wav_files = sorted(experiment_dir.glob("proc_output*/**/*c[0-9][0-9].wav"))
+
+    hashlines = [get_hash_line_for_file(f, experiment_dir) for f in wav_files]
+    count = Counter([line.split()[-1] for line in hashlines])
+    duplicates = [line for line in hashlines if count[line.split()[-1]] != 1]
+
+    if len(duplicates) != 0:
+        print("Found duplicate hashes in these lines:")
+        for dup in duplicates:
+            print(dup)
+
+    with open(out_file, "w") as f:
+        f.writelines(hashlines)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Cross-platform script for generating MD5 hashes of output files for the characterization testing experiments."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "experiment_dir",
+        type=Path,
+        help="Directory of the respective experiment (e.g. experiments/characterization/P800-12",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "out_file", type=Path, help="Output text file with filenames and Hashes"
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    main(args.experiment_dir, args.out_file)