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diff --git a/tests/topotests/bgp_features/peer3/exa_readpipe.py b/tests/topotests/bgp_features/peer3/exa_readpipe.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"Helper script to read api commands from a pipe and feed them to ExaBGP"
+
+import sys
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    sys.exit(1)
+fifo = sys.argv[1]
+
+while True:
+    pipe = open(fifo, 'r')
+    with pipe:
+        line = pipe.readline().strip()
+        if line != "":
+            sys.stdout.write("{}\n".format(line))
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+        pipe.close()
+
+sys.exit(0)