diff --git a/read_JOB_FINISH_submitExt.py b/read_JOB_FINISH_submitExt.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from pythonlsf import lsf
+import sys
+
+# Define function to get key and pair values from the eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.submitExt
+def get_pair_from_submit_ext(submit_ext, id):
+    if submit_ext is None:
+        return None
+
+
+    values_as_list = lsf.string_array_to_pylist(submit_ext.values, submit_ext.num)
+    for i in range(submit_ext.num):
+        key = lsf.intArray_getitem(submit_ext.keys, i)
+        if key  == id:
+            return values_as_list[i]
+
+    return None
+
+
+def display(eventrec):
+    """
+    display event record, this example to get the user group (-G) value from the JOB_FINISH record
+    """
+    if eventrec.type == lsf.EVENT_JOB_FINISH:
+        jobid = eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.jobId
+        fromHost = eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.fromHost
+        submit_ext=eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.submitExt
+        userGroup = get_pair_from_submit_ext(submit_ext,lsf.JDATA_EXT_USRGROUP)
+#        jobgroup = eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.jgroup
+#        jobgroup = eventrec.eventLog.jobFinishLog.submitExt.values[1075]
+        print("EVENT_JOB_FINISH jobid<%d>, fromHost<%s>, to jobgroup <%s>" %(jobid, fromHost, userGroup))
+    else:
+        print("event type is %d" %(eventrec.type))
+
+def read_eventrec(path):
+    """
+    read lsb.events
+    """
+    lineNum = lsf.new_intp()
+    lsf.intp_assign(lineNum, 0)
+    fp = lsf.fopen(path, "r")
+    if fp is None:
+        print("The file %s does not exist." % path)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    flag = 1
+
+    if lsf.lsb_init("test") > 0:
+        exit(1)
+
+    while flag > 0:
+        log = lsf.lsb_geteventrec(fp, lineNum)
+        if log:
+            display(log)
+        else:
+            flag = 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        print("Usage: %s full_path_lsb.events_file" % (sys.argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    print("LSF Clustername is :", lsf.ls_getclustername())
+    #read_eventrec("/opt/lsf8.0.1/work/cluster1/logdir/lsb.events")
+    read_eventrec(sys.argv[1])