#!/usr/bin/env python from __future__ import print_function import difflib import sys with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f: origin = f.read() origin = origin.splitlines() with open(sys.argv[2], 'r') as f: new = f.read() new = new.splitlines() differ = difflib.Differ() result = differ.compare(origin, new) error = False print('API Difference is: ') for each_diff in result: if each_diff[0] in ['-', '?']: # delete or change API is not allowed error = True elif each_diff[0] == '+': error = True if each_diff[0] != ' ': print(each_diff) if error: sys.exit(1)