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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+makelock.py
+Create an Avid bin lock (.lck) file with a custom display name
+By Michael Jordan <michael@glowingpixel.com>
+
+Usage: makelock.py LockText path/to/output.lck
+"""
+
+import sys, pathlib
+
+# Config
+MAX_LENGTH = 255
+FILE_EXTENSION = ".lck"
+ALLOW_OVERWRITE = False
+
+def format_lock_contents(name:str) -> bytes:
+	"""Encode a given string into Avid lockfile contents"""
+	
+	if len(name) > MAX_LENGTH:
+		raise ValueError(f"Lock name cannot exceed {MAX_LENGTH} characters")
+	
+	return name.ljust(MAX_LENGTH, '\0').encode("utf-16le")
+
+def main(name:str, output:str) -> pathlib.Path:
+	"""Create an Avid lockfile with a custom name"""
+
+	# Create and validate the output path, ensuring we're using the correct file extension
+	path_output = pathlib.Path(output).with_suffix(FILE_EXTENSION)
+	
+	if not path_output.parent.is_dir():
+		raise FileNotFoundError("The given output path does not exist")
+	elif path_output.exists() and not ALLOW_OVERWRITE:
+		raise FileExistsError(f"A lock already exists at {path_output}")
+	
+	# Create the lockfile contents
+	lock_bytes = format_lock_contents(name)
+	
+	# Write the lockfile contents to the output path
+	with path_output.open('wb') as file_output:
+		file_output.write(lock_bytes)
+	
+	return path_output
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+	if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+		sys.exit(f"Usage: {__file__} LockText outputpath.lck")
+	
+	try:
+		path_output = main(name=sys.argv[1], output=sys.argv[2])
+	except Exception as e:
+		sys.exit(f"Error creating lock file: {e}")
+	else:
+		print(f"Lock file written to {path_output}")