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

hg init a
echo a > a/a
hg --cwd a ci -A -m a
hg clone a b
echo b > b/b
hg --cwd b ci -A -m b
chmod 100 a/.hg
hg --cwd b push ../a
chmod 700 a/.hg