diff --git a/script/filter_testcase_ids.py b/script/filter_testcase_ids.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# extract test case IDs from json-formatted list (`sp_testdrv.py -l` or `idp_testdrv.py -l`)
+# usage:
+#  sp_testdrv.py -l | filter_testcase_ids.py
+__author__ = 'rhoerbe'
+
+import json, sys
+jdata = json.load(sys.stdin)
+for k in jdata:
+    print k["id"]