Filehandle with return
import sys
def process_file(filename):
with open(filename, 'r') as fh:
for line in fh:
line = line.rstrip("\n")
if len(line) > 0 and line[0] == '#':
return
if len(line) > 1 and line[0:2] == '//':
return
# process the line
print(line)
process_file(sys.argv[0])