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+"""Generate the table of contents and insert it at the top of README.md."""
+
+
+import re
+
+
+_HEADER_REGEX = r'([#]+) ([^\n]+)'
+_PUNCTUATION_REGEX = r'[^\w\- ]'
+_HEADER_TEMPLATE = '{indent}* [{name}](#{anchor})'
+_NEWLINES = '\n\n\n'
+
+
+def _anchor(name):
+    anchor = name.lower().replace(' ', '-')
+    anchor = re.sub(_PUNCTUATION_REGEX, '', anchor)
+    return anchor
+
+
+def _parse_header(header):
+    r = re.match(_HEADER_REGEX, header)
+    if r:
+        level = len(r.group(1))
+        name = r.group(2)
+        return level, _anchor(name), name
+
+
+def _iter_headers(md):
+    headers = (line for line in md.splitlines()
+               if line.startswith('#'))
+    for header in headers:
+        yield header
+
+
+def _get_header_item(header):
+    level, anchor, name = _parse_header(header)
+    indent = '    ' * max(0, level - 1)
+    return _HEADER_TEMPLATE.format(**locals())
+
+
+def _gen_items(md):
+    for header in _iter_headers(md):
+        item = _get_header_item(header)
+        yield item
+
+
+def _read_md(filename):
+    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def gen_toc(filename):
+    md = _read_md(filename)
+    i = md.index(_NEWLINES)
+    j = md.index('# General Resources', i)
+    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(md[:i] + _NEWLINES)
+        for item in _gen_items(md):
+            f.write(item + '\n')
+        f.write(_NEWLINES + md[j:])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    filename = 'README.md'
+    gen_toc(filename)