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251else:252info_window.addstr(253i + 3, 1, " %s (%d byte) --->" %254(msg.msg_type, msg.size), curses.A_NORMAL)257def running_as_root():258return os.getuid() == 0260if __name__ == "__main__":261if len(sys.argv) != 2:262print("USAGE:", sys.argv[0], "<pid of bitcoind>")263exit()264if not running_as_root():265print("You might not have the privileges required to hook into the tracepoints!")266pid = sys.argv[1]267main(pid)
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