Add the script for the THANKS file

scripts/update_thanks.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Usage: git log --format="%an <%ae>" | python update_thanks.py
+# You will get a result.txt file, you can work with the file (update, remove, ...)
+#
+# Install
+# =======
+# pip install validate_email pyDNS
+#
+from __future__ import print_function
+import os
+import sys
+
+from validate_email import validate_email
+from email.utils import parseaddr
+import DNS.Base
+
+addresses = set()
+bad_addresses = set()
+collection = []
+
+lines = list(reversed(sys.stdin.readlines()))
+
+for author in map(str.strip, lines):
+    realname, email_address = parseaddr(author)
+
+    if email_address not in addresses:
+        if email_address in bad_addresses:
+            continue
+        else:
+            try:
+                value = validate_email(email_address)
+                if value:
+                    addresses.add(email_address)
+                    collection.append(author)
+                else:
+                    bad_addresses.add(email_address)
+            except DNS.Base.TimeoutError:
+                bad_addresses.add(email_address)
+
+
+with open('result.txt', 'w') as output:
+    output.write('\n'.join(collection))