Basic Python Command Line Parameter Parser

Parameters.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import getopt
import os, sys

path = False

#
# usage
#
def usage():
	print "   ConvertFileToByteArray -f <filename>" 	
	pass

#
# config setup
#
def ConfigSetup(argv):
	global path
	
	try:
		opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, "f:h", ["file=", "help"])
	except getopt.GetoptError:
		usage()
		sys.exit(2)
	for opt, arg in opts:
		if opt in ("-h", "--help"):
			usage()  
			sys.exit()
			pass
		elif opt in ("-f", "--file"):
			path = arg
			pass
		pass # for			
	pass

#
# main
#
def main(argv):
	# Setup
	ConfigSetup(argv)
	pass

if __name__ == "__main__":
	main(sys.argv[1:])