--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/build_mods_loc.py	Fri May 10 17:22:51 2013 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from os.path import exists
+
+mods_path = "extended_modifications.xml"
+
+if not exists(mods_path):
+    mods_path = "modifications.xml"
+
+tree = ET.parse(mods_path)
+modifications_el = tree.getroot()
+
+with open("maxquant_mods.loc", "w") as output:
+    for mod in modifications_el.getchildren():
+        if mod.find("type").text.strip() == "standard":
+            output.write("%s\n" % mod.attrib["title"])