diff --git a/utils/diff_db_json.py b/utils/diff_db_json.py
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+++ b/utils/diff_db_json.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import os.path
+import glob
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description=
+        "Tool for comparing database JSON outputs from two database's.")
+    parser.add_argument('a_db')
+    parser.add_argument('b_db')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    assert os.path.isdir(args.a_db)
+    assert os.path.isdir(args.b_db)
+
+    for a_json_in in glob.glob('{}/*.json'.format(args.a_db)):
+        a_json_base = os.path.basename(a_json_in)
+        b_json_in = '{}/{}'.format(args.b_db, a_json_base)
+
+        if not os.path.exists(b_json_in):
+            print('{} not found!'.format(b_json_in))
+            continue
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix="_a_{}".format(
+                a_json_base)) as a_json_out, tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+                    suffix="_b_{}".format(a_json_base)) as b_json_out:
+            subprocess.check_call(
+                "python3 -m utils.xjson {}".format(a_json_in), shell=True, stdout=a_json_out)
+            subprocess.check_call(
+                "python3 -m utils.xjson {}".format(b_json_in), shell=True, stdout=b_json_out)
+
+            print("Comparing {}".format(a_json_base))
+            subprocess.call(
+                "diff -U 3 {} {}".format(a_json_out.name, b_json_out.name),
+                shell=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/utils/diff_db_json.sh b/utils/diff_db_json.sh
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--- a/utils/diff_db_json.sh
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-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-# diff_db_json.sh <database a> <database b>
-#
-# Tool for comparing database JSON outputs from two database's.
-
-DIR_A=$1
-DIR_B=$2
-
-for A_JSON_IN in $( ls ${DIR_A}/*.json ); do
-    A_JSON_OUT="$(mktemp)_a"
-    B_JSON_OUT="$(mktemp)_b"
-
-    B_JSON_IN="${DIR_B}/$(basename ${A_JSON_IN})"
-
-    if [ ! -f "${B_JSON_IN}" ]; then
-        echo "${B_JSON_IN} not found!"
-        continue
-    fi
-
-    python3 -m utils.xjson ${A_JSON_IN} > ${A_JSON_OUT}
-    python3 -m utils.xjson ${B_JSON_IN} > ${B_JSON_OUT}
-
-    echo "Comparing $(basename ${A_JSON_IN})"
-    diff -U 3 ${A_JSON_OUT} ${B_JSON_OUT} || true
-done