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+import os
+from lxml import etree
+import sys
+
+# Set default value for the dynamic argument
+default_value = "youtube"
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+args = sys.argv[1:]
+
+# Check for --youtube or --music arguments and set the value accordingly
+if '--youtube' in args:
+    value = "youtube"
+    args.remove('--youtube')
+elif '--music' in args:
+    value = "music"
+    args.remove('--music')
+else:
+    value = default_value
+
+def main():
+    # Define the base directory paths
+    base_dir = f"src/main/resources/{value}"
+    rvx_base_dir = f"rvx/revanced-patches/src/main/resources/{value}" # replace "rvx" with actual local path to the repo
+
+    # Define the base strings.xml file paths
+    base_strings_file = os.path.join(base_dir, "settings/host/values/strings.xml")
+    rvx_base_strings_file = os.path.join(rvx_base_dir, "settings/host/values/strings.xml")
+
+    # Read and update base strings.xml file
+    update_strings_file(base_strings_file, rvx_base_strings_file)
+
+    # Define the translations directories
+    translations_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, "translations")
+    rvx_translations_dir = os.path.join(rvx_base_dir, "translations")
+
+    # Iterate through each language directory in "translations"
+    for language_dir in os.listdir(translations_dir):
+        language_path = os.path.join(translations_dir, language_dir)
+        if os.path.isdir(language_path):
+            strings_file = os.path.join(language_path, "strings.xml")
+            rvx_strings_file = os.path.join(rvx_translations_dir, language_dir, "strings.xml")
+
+            if os.path.exists(rvx_strings_file):
+                # Read and update language-specific strings.xml file
+                update_strings_file(strings_file, rvx_strings_file)
+
+def update_strings_file(target_file, source_file):
+    """
+    Updates the target XML file with strings from the source XML file.
+    Adds new strings from source to target if not already present.
+    
+    Args:
+    - target_file (str): Path to the target XML file (this).
+    - source_file (str): Path to the source XML file (rvx).
+    """
+    target_tree = parse_xml_file(target_file)
+    source_tree = parse_xml_file(source_file)
+
+    target_root = target_tree.getroot()
+    source_root = source_tree.getroot()
+
+    # Create a dictionary for source strings
+    source_strings_map = {string.get("name"): string.text for string in source_root.findall("string")}
+
+    # Update target strings with source content
+    for string in target_root.findall("string"):
+        name = string.get("name")
+        if name in source_strings_map:
+            # Update existing string
+            string.text = source_strings_map[name]
+            # Remove the string from source map to track which are not in target
+            del source_strings_map[name]
+
+    # Add new strings from source to target
+    for name, text in source_strings_map.items():
+        # Create a new <string> element
+        new_string_elem = etree.Element("string", name=name)
+        new_string_elem.text = text
+        # Append it to the target root
+        target_root.append(new_string_elem)
+
+    # Save the updated XML content back to the target file
+    save_xml_file(target_file, target_tree)
+
+def parse_xml_file(file_path):
+    """
+    Parses an XML file and returns the ElementTree object.
+    
+    Args:
+    - file_path (str): Path to the XML file to parse.
+    
+    Returns:
+    - etree.ElementTree: Parsed XML tree object.
+    """
+    parser = etree.XMLParser(remove_blank_text=True)
+    tree = etree.parse(file_path, parser)
+    return tree
+
+def save_xml_file(file_path, tree):
+    """
+    Saves the XML document to a file, preserving the XML declaration and indentation.
+    
+    Args:
+    - file_path (str): Path to save the XML file.
+    - tree (etree.ElementTree): XML tree object to save.
+    """
+    xml_declaration = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>\n"
+    xml_content = etree.tostring(tree, pretty_print=True, xml_declaration=False, encoding='unicode')
+    
+    # Adjust the indentation to 4 spaces
+    xml_content = xml_content.replace('  <string', '    <string')
+
+    with open(file_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        file.write(xml_declaration + xml_content)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()