[Python] UNIX command skeleton - Python 3

skeleton_Python3.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
SYNOPSIS

    TODO: Resumed description [-h,--help] [-v,--verbose] [--version]

DESCRIPTION

    TODO This describes how to use this script. This docstring
    will be printed by the script if there is an error or
    if the user requests help (-h or --help).

EXAMPLES

    TODO: Show some examples of how to use this script.

EXIT STATUS

    TODO: List exit codes

AUTHOR

    Guillermo Caracuel <gcaracuel|at|gmail|dot|com>

LICENSE

    GPL

VERSION

    0.1
    Python --version > 3
"""

import sys
import traceback
import argparse
import time
import logging


def main():

    global options, args

    # TODO: Place here your code

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        start_time = time.time()
        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='TODO')
        parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='count',
                            default=False, help='verbose output. Use -vv/-vvv for extra verbosity')
        # Example of optional argument:      parser.add_argument ('-p', '--password', action='store', help='Hello!', default="_")
        # Example of sorted argument:        parser.add_argument ('username', metavar='username', action='store', help='Hello!')
        args = parser.parse_args()
        # Arguments could be accesed as 'args.password or args.username'

        # Logging configuration
        if args.verbose == 1:
            loglevel=logging.INFO
        elif args.verbose >= 2:
            loglevel=logging.DEBUG
        else:
            loglevel=logging.WARNING
        root = logging.getLogger()
        root.setLevel(loglevel)
        ch = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
        ch.setLevel(loglevel)
        formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
        ch.setFormatter(formatter)
        root.addHandler(ch)
        # Log to file
        # fileHandler = logging.FileHandler("execution.log")
        # fileHandler.setFormatter(formatter)
        # root.addHandler(fileHandler)
        
        # Execution STARTS
        logging.debug('EXECUTION STARTS')
        start_time = time.asctime()
        main()
        logging.debug('TOTAL TIME OF EXECUTION IN MINUTES: ' + str(round((time.time() - start_time) / 60.0,2)))
        sys.exit(0)
        
    except KeyboardInterrupt as e:  # Ctrl-C
        raise e
    except SystemExit as e:  # sys.exit()
        raise e
    except Exception as e:
        logging.error('ERROR, UNEXPECTED EXCEPTION')
        logging.error(str(e))
        traceback.print_exc()
        sys.exit(1)

This gist relates to it's Python 2 version available at: https://gist.github.com/gcaracuel/10271809

Changed this script to use logging so it's much easier to move it's output to a file or both log file and stdout.