import pathlib here = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent file_readme = here / './../readme.md' with open(file_readme, 'r') as read_readme: content_readme = read_readme.readlines() def youtubers_names(): youtubers_name_errors_nums = [] youtuber_count_char = '[**' for j, i in enumerate(content_readme): if youtuber_count_char in i: if i[-2] != '\\': youtubers_name_errors_nums.append(j) return youtubers_name_errors_nums youtubers_name_errors_nums = youtubers_names()