Help Max computerize snakes

rattleprofileparser.py

#! usr/bin/env python3

#This script will compile lifetime rattle profiles of long term snakes and spit out their ID and a list of segment values, newest to oldest

#load required modules
import sys
import os
import re
import argparse


def get_args():
    #create an ArgumentParser object ('parser')
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()

    #add required arguments
    parser.add_argunent("txt", help="name of the txt, tab delimited, data file")

    #parse the arguments
    return parser.parse_args()



def parse_file():
    #open the txt file
    # make the reference to the file a string
    complete = open('whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt', 'r')

    print(complete)




def build_lists():
    # add anything in here so it closes the function
    variableToMakeCompilerHappy = 'Pike Mouth help you.'





def main():
    # take out complete
    parse_file()

main()


# I made a file named 'whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt'
# in the project directory
#
# Here's the output I get when I run that:
#
# `<open file 'whatever-file-you-are-parsing.txt', mode 'r' at 0x106ff24b0>`