def EncodeMultipartFormData(fields, files):
  """Encode form fields for multipart/form-data.

  Args:
    fields: A sequence of (name, value) elements for regular form fields.
    files: A sequence of (name, filename, value) elements for data to be
           uploaded as files.
  Returns:
    (content_type, body) ready for httplib.HTTP instance.

  Source:
    http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/146306
  """
  BOUNDARY = '-M-A-G-I-C---B-O-U-N-D-A-R-Y-'
  CRLF = '\r\n'
  lines = []
  for (key, value) in fields:
    lines.append('--' + BOUNDARY)
    lines.append('Content-Disposition: form-data; name="%s"' % key)
    lines.append('')
    lines.append(value)
  for (key, filename, value) in files:
    lines.append('--' + BOUNDARY)
    lines.append('Content-Disposition: form-data; name="%s"; filename="%s"' %
             (key, filename))
    lines.append('Content-Type: %s' % GetContentType(filename))
    lines.append('')
    lines.append(value)
  lines.append('--' + BOUNDARY + '--')
  lines.append('')
  body = CRLF.join(lines)
  content_type = 'multipart/form-data; boundary=%s' % BOUNDARY
  return content_type, body
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