diff --git a/fqcnt/fqcnt_py9x_dinopy.py b/fqcnt/fqcnt_py9x_dinopy.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+import dinopy
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print("Usage: {} <in.fq[.gz]>".format(sys.argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(0)
+    fqr = dinopy.FastqReader(sys.argv[1])
+    n, sl, ql = 0, 0, 0
+    for (seq, _, qual) in fqr.reads(quality_values=True):
+        n += 1
+        sl += len(seq)
+        ql += len(qual)
+    print("{}\t{}\t{}".format(n, sl, ql))