diff --git a/tools/usb/README.md b/tools/usb/README.md
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+# USB device list generators
+
+These are examples of functional Python 3 scripts to generate the USB
+devices lists from some well-known packages.
+
+## epsonscan2-parse.py
+
+This will generate the list for Epson Scan2 based on the udev rules
+shipped with the package.
+
+## gphoto2-parse.py
+
+This will parse the output of `print-camera-list` from libgphoto to
+generate the list of USB devices.
+
+## libsane-parse.py
+
+This will generate the list for SANE based on the udev rules shipped
+with the package.
+
+## utsushi-parse.py
+
+This will parse the SANE .desc shipping with Utsushi to generate the
+USB device list.
diff --git a/tools/usb/epsonscan2-parse.py b/tools/usb/epsonscan2-parse.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright © 2024 GNOME Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Hubert Figuière <hub@figuiere.net>
+#
+# Convert epsonscan2 rules.
+
+
+import re
+
+vendor_match = re.compile(r"^ATTR\{idVendor\}!=\"([\dabcdef]*)\"")
+device_match = re.compile(r"^ATTRS\{idProduct\}==\"([\dabcdef]*)\"")
+file = open('epsonscan2.rules', 'r')
+
+vendor = 0
+while True:
+    line = file.readline()
+    if not line:
+        break
+    line = line.strip()
+    m = vendor_match.match(line)
+    if m is not None:
+        vendor = m.group(1)
+        continue
+
+    m = device_match.match(line)
+    if m is not None:
+        print("--usb=vnd:{}+dev:{}".format(vendor, m.group(1)))
diff --git a/tools/usb/gphoto2-parse.py b/tools/usb/gphoto2-parse.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright © 2024 GNOME Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Hubert Figuière <hub@figuiere.net>
+#
+# Convert the output of libgphoto2 print-camera-list.
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+device_match = re.compile(r"^([\dabcdef]*):([\dabcdef]*)")
+file = subprocess.Popen(['./packaging/generic/print-camera-list', 'idlist'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout
+
+vendor = 0
+while True:
+    line = file.readline()
+    if not line:
+        break
+    line = line.decode('utf-8')
+    m = device_match.match(line)
+    if m is not None:
+        print("--usb=vnd:{}+dev:{}".format(m.group(1), m.group(2)))
+    print("--usb=cls:6")
diff --git a/tools/usb/libsane-parse.py b/tools/usb/libsane-parse.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright © 2024 GNOME Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Hubert Figuière <hub@figuiere.net>
+#
+# Convert libsane udev rules.
+
+import re
+
+device_match = re.compile(r"ATTR\{idVendor\}==\"([\dabcdef]*)\",[\s]*ATTR\{idProduct\}==\"([\dabcdef]*)\"")
+file = open('libsane.rules', 'r')
+
+vendor = 0
+while True:
+    line = file.readline()
+    if not line:
+        break
+
+    m = device_match.match(line)
+    if m is not None:
+        print("--usb=vnd:{}+dev:{}".format(m.group(1), m.group(2)))
+
diff --git a/tools/usb/utsushi-parse.py b/tools/usb/utsushi-parse.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright © 2024 GNOME Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# Authors:
+#       Hubert Figuière <hub@figuiere.net>
+#
+# Convert utsushi device list (SANE .desc).
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+device_match = re.compile(r"^:usbid[\s]+\"0x([\dabcdef]*)\"[\s]+\"0x([\dabcdef]*)\"")
+file = open('sane/utsushi.desc', 'r')
+
+vendor = 0
+while True:
+    line = file.readline()
+    if not line:
+        break
+    m = device_match.match(line)
+    if m is not None:
+        print("--usb=vnd:{}+dev:{}".format(m.group(1), m.group(2)))