gistfile1.txt

def extract_arg(input_str):
    start_i = input_str.index('=') + 1
    return input_str[start_i:]

def find_arg(arg, args):
    for s in args:
        if arg in s:
            return extract_arg(s)
    return None
    
website = 'http://127.0.0.1:4000/server'

if not find_arg('website', sys.argv) is None:
    website = find_arg('website', sys.argv)