Simple boilerplate code to setup a Python program.

python-cmd-boilerplate.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
import sys
import glob
try:
    import ujson as json
except ImportError:
    import ujson as json
import argparse


argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
    description='Arguments that may be parsed.', epilog="The Epilog")
argparser.add_argument('--test', action='store_true',
                       help='Simulate the Run')
argparser.add_argument('--dir', '-d', type=str, required=True,
                       help='Required variable "dir" with the following text as its value. i.e. --dir /test/123/ ')
argparser.add_argument('--optionaldefault', '-o', default="the default value",
                       type=str, help='Creates a variable "optionaldefault"    ')
argparser.add_argument('--integer', '-i', default=0, type=int,
                       help='Creates a variable "integer" with the value 0 if nothing is specified.')
args = argparser.parse_args()


def main(args):
    pass


if __name__ == "__main__":
    try:
        main(args)
    except Exception:
        raise
    else:
        pass
    finally:
        pass