Merge pull request #397 from katarinaking/837

MNEMONIC-837: Enhanced Python Comments

mnemonic-benches/mnemonic-sort-bench/bin/benchcommon.py

@@ -17,24 +17,38 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-import os
-import inspect
-import sys
+import os  # Import the os module to interact with the operating system
+import inspect  # Import the inspect module to get information about live objects
+import sys  # Import the sys module to access system-specific parameters and functions
 
 def findHomeDir():
-  homedir = os.environ.get("MNEMONIC_HOME")
-  if not homedir:
-    filename = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename
-    path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filename))
-    while 1:
-      pathdeco = os.path.split(path)
-      if not pathdeco[1]:
-        print "Not found mnemonic home directory, please check \$MNEMONIC_HOME"
-        sys.exit(1)
-      if pathdeco[1] == 'mnemonic':
-        break
-      else:
-        path = pathdeco[0]
-    homedir = path
-  return homedir
+    # Try to get the MNEMONIC_HOME environment variable
+    homedir = os.environ.get("MNEMONIC_HOME")
+
+    if not homedir:  # If MNEMONIC_HOME is not set
+        # Get the filename of the current file
+        filename = inspect.getframeinfo(inspect.currentframe()).filename
+        # Get the absolute path of the current file
+        path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(filename))
+
+        while True:
+            # Split the path into the head (everything before the last slash) and the tail (everything after)
+            pathdeco = os.path.split(path)
+
+            if not pathdeco[1]:  # If the tail is empty, we've reached the root directory
+                # Print an error message and exit the program
+                print("Not found mnemonic home directory, please check $MNEMONIC_HOME")
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            # If the tail is 'mnemonic', we've found the home directory
+            if pathdeco[1] == 'mnemonic':
+                break
+            else:
+                # Move one directory up
+                path = pathdeco[0]
+
+        # Set homedir to the path where 'mnemonic' directory was found
+        homedir = path
+
+    return homedir  # Return the home directory path