def filterWithExistingRules(existRulesFile, style, tcpRules, udpRules, icmpRules): existingRuleset = RuleSet() existingRuleset.initializeFromExistingRuleset(existRulesFile, "pass", style) print "Filtering Rules with existing ruleset" tcpRules = testRules(tcpRules, existingRuleset) udpRules = testRules(udpRules, existingRuleset) icmpRules = testRules(icmpRules, existingRuleset) return tcpRules, udpRules, icmpRules