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+"""
+Commonly useful filters for :func:`attr.asdict`.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+from ._compat import isclass
+from ._make import Attribute
+
+
+def _split_what(what):
+    """
+    Returns a tuple of `frozenset`s of classes and attributes.
+    """
+    return (
+        frozenset(cls for cls in what if isclass(cls)),
+        frozenset(cls for cls in what if isinstance(cls, Attribute)),
+    )
+
+
+def include(*what):
+    """
+    Whitelist *what*.
+
+    :param what: What to whitelist.
+    :type what: :class:`list` of :class:`type` or :class:`attr.Attribute`\\ s
+
+    :rtype: :class:`callable`
+    """
+    cls, attrs = _split_what(what)
+
+    def include_(attribute, value):
+        return value.__class__ in cls or attribute in attrs
+
+    return include_
+
+
+def exclude(*what):
+    """
+    Blacklist *what*.
+
+    :param what: What to blacklist.
+    :type what: :class:`list` of classes or :class:`attr.Attribute`\\ s.
+
+    :rtype: :class:`callable`
+    """
+    cls, attrs = _split_what(what)
+
+    def exclude_(attribute, value):
+        return value.__class__ not in cls and attribute not in attrs
+
+    return exclude_