python_reference/cmd_line_args_1_sysarg.py
2013-11-30 20:35:23 -05:00

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# Getting command line arguments via sys.arg
# sr 11/30/2013
import sys
def error(msg):
"""Prints error message, sends it to stderr, and quites the program."""
sys.exit(msg)
args = sys.argv[1:] # sys.argv[0] is the name of the python script itself
try:
arg1 = int(args[0])
arg2 = args[1]
arg3 = args[2]
print("Everything okay!")
except ValueError:
error("First argument must be integer type!")
except IndexError:
error("Requires 3 arguments!")