def _get_last_state(self, state_file):
state = None<EOL>fp = open(state_file)<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>state = int(fp.read())<EOL>print("<STR_LIT>" % (state,))<EOL><DEDENT>finally:<EOL><INDENT>fp.close()<EOL><DEDENT>return state<EOL>
Checks the given path for the last exported comment's id