difflib_text.py
#!/usr/bin/python
import difflib
import sys
try:
textfile1=sys.argv[1]
textfile2=sys.argv[2]
except Exception,e:
print "Error:"+str(e)
print "Usage: difflib_text.py filename1 filename2"
sys.exit()
def readfile(filename):
try:
fileHandle = open (filename,'rb')
text = fileHandle.read().splitlines()
fileHandle.close()
return text
except IOError as error:
print('Read file Error:'+str(error))
sys.exit()
if textfile1=="" or textfile2=="":
print "Usage: simple3.py filename1 filename2"
sys.exit()
text1_lines = readfile(textfile1)
text2_lines = readfile(textfile2)
d = difflib.HtmlDiff()
print d.make_file(text