use __contains__, index or split instead of str.find str.find return -1 when the substring is not found, -1 evaluate to True and is a valid index, which can lead to bugs. Using alternatives when possible makes the code clearer and less prone to bugs. (and __contains__ is faster in microbenchmarks)

#!/bin/sh

unset HGUSER
EMAIL="My Name <myname@example.com>"
export EMAIL

hg init test
cd test
touch asdf
hg add asdf
hg commit -d '1000000 0' -m commit-1
hg tip