def count_lines_in_file(src_file ):
    """
    test function.
    """
    tot = 0
    res = ''
    try:
        with open(src_file, 'r') as f:
            for line in f:
                tot += 1
            res = str(tot) + ' recs read'       
    except:
        res = 'ERROR -couldnt open file'
    return res
test function.