#!/usr/bin/env python import sys InterestingVar = 0 input = open(sys.argv[1], "r") for line in input: i = line.find(';') if i >= 0: line = line[:i] if line.startswith("@interesting = global") or "@interesting" in line: InterestingVar += 1 if InterestingVar == 4: sys.exit(0) # interesting! sys.exit(1)