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    #!/usr/bin/env python
    from __future__ import print_function
    import json
    import sys

    from authentication import authenticate
    from future.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode

    if __name__ == '__main__':
    username = sys.argv[1]
    password = sys.argv[2]
    smtp_username = smtp_password = smtp_host = smtp_port = smtp_no_tls = notification_email = None
    print('Logging in')
    icloud = authenticate(username, password, smtp_username, smtp_password, smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_no_tls, notification_email)
    photos = icloud.photos.all
    operations = []
    url = '{}/records/modify?{}'.format(icloud.photos._service_endpoint, urlencode(icloud.photos.params))
    headers = {'Content-type': 'text/plain'}
    seen_record_names = []

    for photo in photos:
    # Avoid duplicate operations
    if photo._asset_record['recordName'] in seen_record_names:
    continue
    seen_record_names.append(photo._asset_record['recordName'])

    mr = {'fields': {'isDeleted': {'value': 1}}}
    mr['recordChangeTag'] = photo._asset_record['recordChangeTag']
    mr['recordName'] = photo._asset_record['recordName']

    mr['recordType'] = 'CPLAsset'
    op = dict(
    operationType='update',
    record=mr,
    )
    operations.append(op)

    # Limit to 100 photos at a time
    if len(operations) >= 100:
    post_data = json.dumps(dict(
    atomic=True,
    desiredKeys=['isDeleted'],
    operations=operations,
    zoneID={'zoneName': 'PrimarySync'},
    ))
    print('Deleting 100 photos')
    print(icloud.photos.session.post(url,
    data=post_data,
    headers=headers).json())
    operations = []