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+hosts = File.open('/etc/hosts')
+
+python_code = %Q[import os; print os.fdopen(#{hosts.fileno}).read()]
+
+# The hash as the last arguments maps any file descriptors that should 
+# stay open through the exec.
+exec 'python', '-c', python_code, {hosts.fileno => hosts}
+