import sys if len(sys.argv) < 3: print("Find the items that are in file1 and not in file2") print(" Usage:") print(" python diff.py ") exit(0) f1 = sys.argv[1] f2 = sys.argv[2] f1_list = [] f1_fp = open(f1, "r") f1_lines = f1_fp.readlines() for line in f1_lines: line1 = line.rstrip().lstrip() f1_list.append(line1) f2_list = [] f2_fp = open(f2, "r") f2_lines = f2_fp.readlines() for line in f2_lines: line1 = line.rstrip().lstrip() f2_list.append(line1) diff = [] for i in f1_list: present = False for j in f2_list: if i == j: present = True if not present: diff.append(i) print(i)