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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import datetime
+
+
+DESCRIPTION = ("This python script is used to generate the download urls "
+               "which we can copy-paste directly into the CMS of "
+               "www.blender.org")
+USAGE = "create_download_urls --version=2.83.7"
+# Used date format: "September 30, 2020"
+DATE_FORMAT = "%B %d, %Y"
+
+
+class Version:
+    """
+    Version class that extracts the major, minor and build from
+    a version string
+    """
+    def __init__(self, version: str):
+        self.version = version
+        v = version.split(".")
+        self.major = v[0]
+        self.minor = v[1]
+        self.build = v[2]
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.version
+
+
+def get_download_file_names(version: Version):
+    yield f"blender-{version}-linux64.tar.xz"
+    yield f"blender-{version}-macOS.dmg"
+    yield f"blender-{version}-windows64.msi"
+    yield f"blender-{version}-windows64.zip"
+
+
+def get_download_url(version: Version, file_name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Get the download url for the given version and file_name
+    """
+    return (f"https://www.blender.org/download/Blender{version.major}"
+            f".{version.minor}/{file_name}")
+
+
+def generate_html(version: Version) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate download urls and format them into an HTML string
+    """
+    today = datetime.date.today()
+    lines = []
+    lines.append(f"Released on {today.strftime(DATE_FORMAT)}.")
+    lines.append("")
+    lines.append("<ul>")
+    for file_name in get_download_file_names(version):
+        download_url = get_download_url(version, file_name)
+        lines.append(f"  <li><a href=\"{download_url}\">{file_name}</a></li>")
+    lines.append("</ul>")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def print_download_urls(version: Version):
+    """
+    Generate the download urls and print them to the console.
+    """
+    print(generate_html(version))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=DESCRIPTION, usage=USAGE)
+    parser.add_argument("--version",
+                        required=True,
+                        help=("Version string in the form of {major}.{minor}."
+                              "{build} (eg 2.83.7)"))
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    print_download_urls(version=Version(args.version))