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+import os
+import tree_sitter
+
+def parse_file_for_errors(file_path):
+    """
+    Parses the given file using tree-sitter and prints out the line number of every syntax/parse error.
+    """
+    # Load the language
+    Language = tree_sitter.Language
+    PARSER = tree_sitter.Parser()
+    LANGUAGE = Language(os.path.join('build', 'my-languages.so'), 'python')
+    PARSER.set_language(LANGUAGE)
+
+    # Read the file content
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        content = file.read()
+
+    # Parse the content
+    tree = PARSER.parse(bytes(content, "utf8"))
+
+    # Traverse the tree to find errors
+    def traverse_tree(node):
+        if node.type == 'ERROR':
+            print(f"Syntax error at line: {node.start_point[0] + 1}")
+        for child in node.children:
+            traverse_tree(child)
+
+    traverse_tree(tree.root_node)