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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+from dronekit import connect
+import time
+
+# Set up option parsing to get connection string
+import argparse
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Reboots vehicle')
+parser.add_argument('--connect',
+                    help="Vehicle connection target string. If not specified, SITL automatically started and used.")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+connection_string = args.connect
+sitl = None
+
+
+# Start SITL if no connection string specified
+if not connection_string:
+    import dronekit_sitl
+    sitl = dronekit_sitl.start_default()
+    connection_string = sitl.connection_string()
+
+
+# Connect to the Vehicle
+print('Connecting to vehicle on: %s' % connection_string)
+vehicle = connect(connection_string, wait_ready=True)
+
+vehicle.reboot()
+time.sleep(1)
+
+# Shut down simulator if it was started.
+if sitl:
+    sitl.stop()