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Export Gnome settings and extensions python script

migrate_gnome_settings.py

This script makes it easier to copy Gnome settings and extensions from one pc to the other. It supports python>=3.5.

To use it, download it, then run python3 migrate_gnome_settings.py --export-settings to create a tar.gz file with all the settings.

Then, on your new system, copy the script and the gzip to your user's home directory and run python3 migrate_gnome_settings.py --import-settings.

For now, the script migrates: