gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import getopt
import lzma


def compressor(infile, outfile):
    with lzma.open(outfile, "w") as f:
        f.write(infile)


def usage():
    print ('test.py -i <inputfile> -o <outputfile>')


def main(argv):
    inputfile = ''
    outputfile = ''
    try:
        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, "hi:o:", ["ifile=", "ofile="])
    except getopt.GetoptError:
        usage()
        sys.exit(2)
    for opt, arg in opts:
        if opt == '-h':
            usage()
            sys.exit()
        elif opt in ("-i", "--ifile"):
            inputfile = arg
        elif opt in ("-o", "--ofile"):
            outputfile = arg
    print ('Input file is "', inputfile)
    print ('Output file is "', outputfile)
    compressor(inputfile, outputfile)

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