diff --git a/tools/getarch.py b/tools/getarch.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3c366525463340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/getarch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+from utils import GuessArchitecture
+arch = GuessArchitecture()
+
+# assume 64 bit unless set specifically
+print(GuessArchitecture() \
+    .replace('ia32', 'x64') \
+    .replace('ppc', 'ppc64') \
+    .replace('arm', 'arm64') \
+    .replace('s390', 's390x'))
diff --git a/tools/getendian.py b/tools/getendian.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0f9fcc1c860584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/getendian.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+# "little" or "big"
+print(sys.byteorder)
diff --git a/tools/getmachine.py b/tools/getmachine.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..046d8b17a797fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/getmachine.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+import platform
+print(platform.machine())
diff --git a/tools/getnodeversion.py b/tools/getnodeversion.py
index 59f8aabe49eceb..c9f82160c0f386 100644
--- a/tools/getnodeversion.py
+++ b/tools/getnodeversion.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import re