getopt example

getopttest.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys,getopt

opts,args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],"s:e:h",["start_time","end_time","help"])

start_time=''
end_time=''

for op,value in opts:
    if op == '-s':
        start_time = value
    elif op == '-e':
        end_time = value
    elif op == '-h':
        print 'help'
        sys.exit(0)

print "start_time={start_time}\nend_time={end_time}".format(start_time=start_time,end_time=end_time)