#!/usr/bin/env python3 import re import sys exit_code = 0 copyright_pat = re.compile( r"See the file \"COPYING\" in the main distribution directory for copyright." ) def match_line(line): m = copyright_pat.search(line) if m is not None: return True return False for f in sys.argv[1:]: has_license_header = False with open(f) as fp: for line in fp: line = line.strip() if has_license_header := match_line(line): break if not has_license_header: print(f"{f}:does not seem to contain a license header", file=sys.stderr) exit_code = 1 sys.exit(exit_code)