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+
+"""
+Attempts to cut every race for a league from local segments.
+
+Database info:
+
+matches maps to multiple races via match_races (on match_id)
+matches links to racers and cawmentator:
+	matches.racer_{1,2}_id
+	matches.cawmentator_id
+races contains start time:
+	races.timestamp
+races maps to multiple runs via race_runs
+race_runs contains time for each racer
+	race_runs.time: centiseconds
+	race_runs.rank: 1 for fastest time
+
+"""
+
+from getpass import getpass
+
+import argh
+import mysql.connector
+
+
+INFO_QUERY = """
+	SELECT
+		match_info.racer_1_name as racer_1,
+		match_info.racer_2_name as racer_2,
+		match_info.cawmentator_name as cawmentator,
+		match_info.match_id as match_id
+		match_races.race_number as race_number,
+		races.timestamp as start,
+		race_runs.time as duration
+	FROM match_info
+	JOIN match_races ON (match_info.match_id = match_races.match_id)
+	JOIN races ON (match_races.race_id = races.race_id)
+	JOIN race_runs ON (races.race_id = race_runs.race_id)
+	WHERE match_info.completed AND race_runs.rank = 1
+"""
+
+
+def cut_to_file()
+
+
+def main(host='condor.host', user='necrobot-read', password=None, database='season_8'):
+	if password is None:
+		password = getpass("Password? ")
+	conn = mysql.connector.connect(
+		host=host, user=user, password=password, database=database,
+	)
+
+	cur = conn.cursor()
+	cur.execute(INFO_QUERY)
+
+	data = cur.fetchall()
+
+	for racer1, racer2, cawmentator, match_id, race_number, start, duration in data:
+		end = start + datetime.timedelta(seconds=duration/100.)
+		name = "-".join([racer1, racer2, match_id, race_number])
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	argh.dispatch_command(main)