fname = input('Enter the file name: ') if fname == 'na na boo boo': print('NA NA BOO BOO TO YOU - You have been punkd!') exit() try: fhand = open(fname) except: print('File cannot be opened:', fname) exit() count = 0 for line in fhand: if line.startswith('Subject:'): count = count + 1 print('There were', count, 'subject lines in', fname)