source reduction using Python

[beliavsky at aol.com]

Intel has introduced something called CESR, written in Python, to aid
C, C++, and Fortran programmers in reducing the sizes of programs
included in bug reports. Here is a brief description from
http://cache-www.intel.com/cd/00/00/21/93/219320_relnotes_10.pdf :

"Compiler Error Source Reducer (CESR) is a set of utilities which are
useful individually
or collectively in gathering, reducing, pinpointing, protecting,
documenting, and
bundling test cases comprised of C/C++ or Fortran source code. It can
be helpful if
you have a large application for which you want to extract a small test
case for
submission to Intel® Premier Support. CESR can be downloaded from
Intel® Premier
Support File Downloads - search for text CESR in the file description.
CESR is
unsupported and should be considered experimental, but we welcome your
feedback
on it through Intel® Premier Support. CESR requires prior installation
of Python 2.2 or
newer."

I think one needs to qualify for "Intel Premier Support" to get CESR. I
wonder if a similar open-source Python program exists.