bibnote_search.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


import os, sys

filename='rh.tex'

for search_term in ["\\bibnote{", "\\footnote{"]:
    s = open(filename).read()
    i = 0
    while True:
        i = s.find(search_term, i)
        if i == -1:
            break
        i += len(search_term)
        i0 = i
        paren_count = 1
        while paren_count > 0:
            if s[i] == '{':
                paren_count += 1
            elif s[i] == '}':
                paren_count -= 1
            i += 1
        j = s[i0:i].find("\\index")
        if j != -1:
            print '\n' + s[i0+j-50:i0+j+50]+'-'*70+'\n'