Git clone script with making directories

gitclone.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import sys
import subprocess
from argparse import ArgumentParser

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('path')
    parser.add_argument('-r', '--recursive', action='store_true')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    path = args.path
    if path.startswith('https://'):  # e.g., https://github.com/simongog/sdsl-lite.git
        name = path.split('/')[-1]
        dirs = path[len('https://'):-(len(name) + 1)]
    elif path.startswith('git@'):  # e.g., git@github.com:simongog/sdsl-lite.git
        name = path.split('/')[-1]
        dirs = path[len('git@'):-(len(name) + 1)].replace(':', '/')
    else:
        print('unexpected URL', file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit()

    recur = ''
    if args.recursive:
        recur = '--recursive'

    os.makedirs(dirs, exist_ok=True)
    os.chdir(dirs)
    subprocess.run(f'git clone {recur} {path}', shell=True)