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+from pprint import pprint
+
+
+# Single line listings of users/groups/images
+def display_user(user, long=False):
+    pprint(user)
+
+def display_image(image, long=False):
+    pprint(image)
+
+def display_group(group, long=False):
+    pprint(group)
+
+def display_user_list(users, long=False):
+    for user in users:
+        display_user(user, long)
+
+def display_image_list(images, long=False):
+    for image in images:
+        display_image(image, long)
+
+def display_group_list(groups, long=False):
+    for group in groups:
+        display_group(group, long)
+
+
+# detailed descriptions of user/groups/images
+def describe_user(user, long=False):
+    pprint(user)
+
+def describe_group(group, long=False):
+    pprint(group)
+
+def describe_image(image, long=False):
+    pprint(image)
+