diff --git a/scripts/likwid_perfgroup_to_cc_config.py b/scripts/likwid_perfgroup_to_cc_config.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os, os.path, sys, getopt, re, json
+
+def which(cmd):
+    ospath = os.environ.get("PATH", "")
+    for p in ospath.split(":"):
+        testcmd = os.path.join(p, cmd)
+        if os.access(testcmd, os.X_OK):
+            return testcmd
+    return None
+
+def group_to_json(groupfile):
+    gdata = []
+    with open(groupfile, "r") as fp:
+        gdata = fp.read().strip().split("\n")
+    events = {}
+    metrics = []
+    parse_events = False
+    parse_metrics = False
+    for line in gdata:
+        if line == "EVENTSET":
+            parse_events = True
+            parse_metrics = False
+            continue
+        if line == "METRICS":
+            parse_events = False
+            parse_metrics = True
+            continue
+        if len(line) == 0 or line.startswith("SHORT") or line == "LONG":
+            parse_events = False
+            parse_metrics = False
+            continue
+        if parse_events:
+            m = re.match("([\w\d]+)\s+([\w\d_]+)", line)
+            if m:
+                events[m.group(1)] = m.group(2)
+        if parse_metrics:
+            llist = re.split("\s+", line)
+            calc = llist[-1]
+            metric = " ".join(llist[:-1])
+            scope = "hwthread"
+            if "BOX" in calc:
+                scope = "socket"
+            if "PWR" in calc:
+                scope = "socket"
+
+            m = {"name" : metric, "calc": calc, "scope" : scope, "publish" : True}
+            metrics.append(m)
+    return {"events" : events, "metrics" : metrics}
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+    print("Usage: $0 <likwid-arch> <group-name>")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+arch = sys.argv[1]
+group = sys.argv[2]
+
+ltopo = which("likwid-topology")
+if not ltopo:
+    print("Cannot find LIKWID installation. Please add LIKWID bin folder to your PATH.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+bindir = os.path.dirname(ltopo)
+
+groupdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(bindir, "../share/likwid/perfgroups"))
+if not os.path.exists(groupdir):
+    print("Cannot find LIKWID performance groups in default install location")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+archdir = os.path.join(groupdir, arch)
+if not os.path.exists(archdir):
+    print("Cannot find LIKWID performance groups for architecture {}".format(arch))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+groupfile = os.path.join(archdir, "{}.txt".format(group))
+if not os.path.exists(groupfile):
+    print("Cannot find LIKWID performance group {} for architecture {}".format(group, arch))
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+gdata = group_to_json(groupfile)
+print(json.dumps(gdata, sort_keys=True, indent=2))