System Arguments - Terminal File Input #python

argparse.py

# include standard modules
import argparse

# initiate the parser
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()  
parser.add_argument("-V", "--version", help="show program version", action="store_true") #true of false b/c action
parser.add_argument("-W", "--width", help="store width") #no set action = store value 

# read arguments from the command line
args = parser.parse_args()
print (args)

# check for --version or -V
if args.version:  
    print("this is myprogram version 0.1")

if args.width:
	print ("this is the width: {}".format(args.width))

simple.py

#Method 1

import sys

sys.argv[0] = python file 
sys.argv[1] = first input parameter after file name, so forth...

#inputed every as string