def METHOD_NAME(error_message):
    """
    Print an error message, followed my a help message and inform failure.
    @param error_message A message describing the error that caused the
        failure.
    """
    print(error_message)
    print(
        "The commit has been cancelled, but a copy of it can be found in "
        + sys.argv[1]
        + " : "
    )
    print(
        """