python argument parser

parse_arg.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
def getopt(args):
  if len(args)>1:
    opts={}
    while (args):
        if args[0][0]=='-':
             opts[args[0]]=args[1]
             args=args[2:]
        else:
             args=args[1:]

    return opts


if __name__=='__main__':
    options=getopt(sys.argv[1:])
    if options:
          print options