diff --git a/bin/fontWeight b/bin/fontWeight
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import fontforge as ff
+import sys
+
+args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+if args[0] == '--help':
+    print("fontWeight <font>")
+else:
+    font = args[0]
+    f = ff.open( args[0] )
+    print( f.os2_weight )