code: def _parse_qstat_state(qstat_out, job_id):
      
      if qstat_out.strip() == '':
          return 'u'
      lines = qstat_out.split('\n')
      # skip past header
      while not lines.pop(0).startswith('---'):
          pass
      for line in lines:
          if line:
              job, prior, name, user, state = line.strip().split()[0:5]
              if int(job) == int(job_id):
                  return state
      return 'u'
docs: Parse "state" column from `qstat` output for given job_id
  
      Returns state for the *first* job matching job_id. Returns 'u' if
      `qstat` output is empty or job_id is not found.