old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
  #
  
  import sys
  import re
  
  
  def usage():
      print "Usage: {0} <section reg exp match> [<skip section>...]".format(
          sys.argv[0])
      sys.exit(1)
  
  
  def main():
      if len(sys.argv) < 2:
          usage()
  
      in_shdr = False
      section_headers = re.compile("Section Headers:")
      key_to_flags = re.compile("Key to Flags:")
      match_rule = re.compile(sys.argv[1])
      skip_sections = sys.argv[2:]
  
      for line in sys.stdin:
          if section_headers.match(line):
              in_shdr = True
              continue
          if key_to_flags.match(line):
              in_shdr = False
              continue
  
          if not in_shdr:
              continue
  
          words = line.split()
  
          if len(words) < 3:
              continue
  
          if words[0] == "[":
              name_offs = 2
          else:
              name_offs = 1
  
          sect_name = words[name_offs]
          sect_type = words[name_offs + 1]
  
          if sect_type != "PROGBITS":
              continue
  
          if not match_rule.match(sect_name):
              continue
  
          if sect_name in skip_sections:
              continue
  
          print '\t*({0})'.format(sect_name)
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  #
  # Copyright (c) 2017, Linaro Limited
  #
  
  import sys
  import re
  
  
  def usage():
      print("Usage: {0} <section reg exp match> [<skip section>...]".format(
          sys.argv[0]))
      sys.exit(1)
  
  
  def main():
      if len(sys.argv) < 2:
          usage()
  
      in_shdr = False
      section_headers = re.compile("Section Headers:")
      key_to_flags = re.compile("Key to Flags:")
      match_rule = re.compile(sys.argv[1])
      skip_sections = sys.argv[2:]
  
      for line in sys.stdin:
          if section_headers.match(line):
              in_shdr = True
              continue
          if key_to_flags.match(line):
              in_shdr = False
              continue
  
          if not in_shdr:
              continue
  
          words = line.split()
  
          if len(words) < 3:
              continue
  
          if words[0] == "[":
              name_offs = 2
          else:
              name_offs = 1
  
          sect_name = words[name_offs]
          sect_type = words[name_offs + 1]
  
          if sect_type != "PROGBITS":
              continue
  
          if not match_rule.match(sect_name):
              continue
  
          if sect_name in skip_sections:
              continue
  
          print('\t*({0})'.format(sect_name))
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
  
subject: call `print` as a function