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diff --git a/wiki-to-help/mw.py b/wiki-to-help/mw.py
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+#import mwlib.cdbwiki, mwlib.apps.render, mwlib.apps
+import mwlib.apps
+import sys, os
+
+class MW(object):
+    """ 
+    Use this adapter class to call mwlib within python.
+    Example: import mw; MW.buildcdb("in.xml","out")
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def quietCall(function,args=(),showErr=True,showOutput=True):
+        """
+        Calls a python function and redirects parts to /dev/null.
+        This is platform independent.
+        """
+        saveout = sys.stdout
+        saveerr = sys.stderr
+
+        if not showErr: sys.stderr=nullerr=open(os.devnull,"w")
+        if not showOutput: sys.stdout=nullout=open(os.devnull,"w")
+        function(*args)
+        if not showErr: nullerr.close()
+        if not showOutput: nullout.close()
+        
+        sys.stdout=saveout
+        sys.stderr=saveerr
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _setArgs(function,args):
+        """ Set sys.argv for @function """
+        bak = sys.argv
+        args=("nothing",)+args
+        dec=[x.encode() for x in args]
+        sys.argv=dec
+        r=function()
+        sys.argv=bak
+        return r
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def buildcdb(source,dest):
+        args=("--input",source,"--output",dest)
+        return MW._setArgs(mwlib.apps.buildcdb,args)
+        #mwlib.cdbwiki.BuildWiki(*args)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def render(*args):
+        import mwlib.apps.render
+        return MW._setArgs(mwlib.apps.render.Main(),args)