Python Intro - Parse Command Line Parameters

#!/usr/local/bin/python3

import sys, getopt

def main(argv):

inputfile = ''

outputfile = ''

try:

opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv,"hi:o:",["ifile=","ofile="])

except getopt.GetoptError:

print('test.py -i <inputfile> -o <outputfile>')

sys.exit(2)

print("opts = ", opts)

for opt, arg in opts:

if opt == '-h':

print('test.py -i <inputfile> -o <outputfile>')

sys.exit()

elif opt in ("-i", "--ifile"):

inputfile = arg

elif opt in ("-o", "--ofile"):

outputfile = arg

print("inputfile = ", inputfile)

print("outputfile = ", outputfile)

if __name__ == "__main__":

main(sys.argv[1:])