old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  #
  # USAGE: check-modified.py FILE_OR_DIR1 FILE_OR_DIR2 ...
  #
  # prints out the URL associated with each item
  #
  
  import sys
  import os
  import os.path
  import svn.util
  import svn.client
  import svn.wc
  
  def usage():
    print "Usage: " + sys.argv[0] + " FILE_OR_DIR1 FILE_OR_DIR2\n"
    sys.exit(0)
  
  def run(files):
  
    svn.util.apr_initialize()
    pool = svn.util.svn_pool_create(None)
  
    for f in files:
      dirpath = fullpath = os.path.abspath(f)
      if not os.path.isdir(dirpath):
        dirpath = os.path.dirname(dirpath)
    
      adm_baton = svn.wc.svn_wc_adm_open(None, dirpath, False, True, pool)
  
      try:
        entry = svn.wc.svn_wc_entry(fullpath, adm_baton, 0, pool)
  
        if svn.wc.svn_wc_text_modified_p(fullpath, False, adm_baton, pool):
          print "M      %s" % f
        else:
          print "       %s" % f
      except:
        print "?      %s" % f
  
      svn.wc.svn_wc_adm_close(adm_baton)
  
    svn.util.svn_pool_destroy(pool)
    svn.util.apr_terminate()        
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
    run(sys.argv[1:])
      
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python
  #
  # USAGE: check-modified.py FILE_OR_DIR1 FILE_OR_DIR2 ...
  #
  # prints out the URL associated with each item
  #
  
  import sys
  import os
  import os.path
  import svn.util
  import svn.client
  import svn.wc
  
  FORCE_COMPARISON = 0
  
  def usage():
    print "Usage: " + sys.argv[0] + " FILE_OR_DIR1 FILE_OR_DIR2\n"
    sys.exit(0)
  
  def run(files):
  
    svn.util.apr_initialize()
    pool = svn.util.svn_pool_create(None)
  
    for f in files:
      dirpath = fullpath = os.path.abspath(f)
      if not os.path.isdir(dirpath):
        dirpath = os.path.dirname(dirpath)
    
      adm_baton = svn.wc.svn_wc_adm_open(None, dirpath, False, True, pool)
  
      try:
        entry = svn.wc.svn_wc_entry(fullpath, adm_baton, 0, pool)
  
        if svn.wc.svn_wc_text_modified_p(fullpath, FORCE_COMPARISON,
                                         adm_baton, pool):
          print "M      %s" % f
        else:
          print "       %s" % f
      except:
        print "?      %s" % f
  
      svn.wc.svn_wc_adm_close(adm_baton)
  
    svn.util.svn_pool_destroy(pool)
    svn.util.apr_terminate()        
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
    run(sys.argv[1:])
      
  
subject: Fix a broken example script.