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Python script template
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""A simple python script template.
"""
import os
import sys
import argparse
def main(arguments):
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description=__doc__,
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
parser.add_argument('infile', help="Input file", type=argparse.FileType('r'))
parser.add_argument('-o', '--outfile', help="Output file",
default=sys.stdout, type=argparse.FileType('w'))
args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
print(args)
if __name__ == '__main__':
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))
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jfbenson commented Jul 3, 2023

Thanks for this template!
nit: Sort packages alphabetically.

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