A Python script that reads the Player.log file from the game Rail Route and displays the stations and train numbers that are too late or too early. The display of the trains arriving too early can be switched off.

RailRoute.py

import os
import platform

# Get the operating system
system = platform.system()

# Set the path to the log file based on the operating system
if system == 'Windows':
    log_path = os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE'], 'AppData', 'LocalLow', 'bitrich', 'Rail Route', 'Player.log')
elif system == 'Linux':
log_path_1 = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.config', 'unity3d', 'bitrich', 'Rail Route', 'Player.log')
log_path_2 = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.var', 'app', 'com.valvesoftware.Steam', '.config', 'unity3d', 'bitrich', 'Rail Route', 'Player.log')

# Check if both log files exist
if os.path.exists(log_path_1) and os.path.exists(log_path_2):
    print('Two possible log files found:')
    print('1:', log_path_1)
    print('2:', log_path_2)
    choice = input('Which log file do you want to read? (1/2) ')
    if choice == '1':
        log_path = log_path_1
    elif choice == '2':
        log_path = log_path_2
    else:
        print('Invalid choice.')
        exit()
elif os.path.exists(log_path_1):
    log_path = log_path_1
elif os.path.exists(log_path_2):
    log_path = log_path_2
else:
    print('Log file not found.')
    exit()
elif system == 'Darwin':
    log_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Logs'), 'bitrich', 'Rail Route', 'Player.log')
else:
    print('Unsupported operating system:', system)
    exit()

# Check if the log file exists
if not os.path.exists(log_path):
    print('Log file not found.')
    exit()

# Open the log file in read mode and read the lines
with open(log_path, 'r') as f:
    lines = f.readlines()

# Ask the user if trains that arrived too early should also be displayed
show_negative = input("Should trains that arrived too early be displayed? (y/n) ") == "y"

# Go through each line and search for the string "Difference in minutes for".
for line in lines:
    if 'Difference in minutes for train ' in line:
        if line.strip().endswith(':0'):
            continue  # Jump to next line
        rest_of_line = line.replace('Difference in minutes for train ', '')
        if not show_negative and rest_of_line.split(":")[-1].startswith('-'):
            continue  # Jump to next line if negative values should not be displayed
        print(rest_of_line)

if system == 'Windows':
    os.system('pause')
else:
    input('Press Enter to exit...')