Example class that uses argparse for python

new_gist_file.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run Load',
                                 epilog="Thanks for using PF dataloads.")

parser.add_argument('-u', '--url',
                    help='Base URL')

parser.add_argument('-l', '--logon',
                    help='Logon user name')

parser.add_argument('-o', '--logonorgid',
                    help='Logon org id')

parser.add_argument('-p', '--password',
                    help='Password for logon')

parser.add_argument('-r', '--regionid',
                    help='RegionID to add reqs in')

parser.add_argument('-x', '--excelpath',
                    help='Path to Excel file')

parser.add_argument('-s', '--sheetname',
                    help='Sheetname in Excel file to use for dataload')

parser.add_argument('-g', '--logfilename',
                    help="Name of logfile (include extension)")


def results():
    return parser.parse_args()


def printVars():
    res = results()
    print("url          = {}".format(res.url))
    print("logon        = {}".format(res.logon))
    print("password     = {}".format(res.password))
    print("logonorgid   = {}".format(res.logonorgid))
    print("regionid     = {}".format(res.regionid))
    print("excelpath    = {}".format(res.excelpath))
    print("sheetname    = {}".format(res.sheetname))
    print("logfilename  = {}".format(res.logfilename))


def main():
    printVars()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
    
#Example of use
from urlparse import urlparse, urlsplit
import pdb


vrs = {'url': 'http://vms.peopleclick.com',
        'logon': 'pc-autoload',
        'password': 'welcome1',
        'logonorgid': 'i4255',
        'regionid': '9260',
        'excelpath': 'U:\dataloadscripts\dataloadscripts\PolyoneEngageContractors\POLY1PRODENGAGEMENTS.xls',
        'sheetname': 'ME',
        'logfilename': 'test.log',
        'currentregion': 'ALL'
}

#main program here############################

#############################################


#***************************************************************************************************
def printvrs():
    print("****Current command vrs*****")
    for k, v in vrs.iteritems():
        print("{0} = {1}".format(k, v))
    print("*****************************")


def main(vrs):
    """
    Sets the variables and starts the load process
    :param vrs: the vrs dictionary for the processing class
    """
    if not args.results().url is None:
        vrs['url'] = args.results().url

    if not args.results().logon is None:
        vrs['logon'] = args.results().logon

    if not args.results().password is None:
        vrs['password'] = args.results().password

    if not args.results().regionid is None:
        vrs['regionid'] = args.results().regionid

    if not args.results().excelpath is None:
        vrs['excelpath'] = args.results().excelpath

    if not args.results().sheetname is None:
        vrs['sheetname'] = args.results().sheetname

    if not args.results().logfilename is None:
        vrs['logfilename'] = args.results().logfilename



    printvrs()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        main(vrs)
        vh = vl.VmsHandler(vrs['url'],
                           vrs['logon'],
                           vrs['password'],
                           vrs['logonorgid'],
                           vrs['regionid'],
                           vrs['excelpath'],
                           vrs['sheetname'],
                           vrs['logfilename'])
        ProcessData(vh)

    except Exception as e:
        print(e.message)

Not class -_-