Simple bf4stats.com api wrapper

bf4stats.py

#!/usr/bin python
import requests

commands = ['playerInfo', 'playerRankings', 'onlinePlayers']
platforms = ['pc','xbox','ps3','xone','ps4']
posout = ['json', 'jsonp', 'js', 'lines']
playeroptions = [
        'imagePaths', 
        'details', 
        'names', 
        'extra', 
        'stats',
        'weapons',
        'weaponUnlocks',
        'weaponCategory',
        'vehicles',
        'vehicleCategory',
        'vehicleUnlocks',
        'kititems',
        'awards',
        'dogtags',
        'assignments',
        'upcomingUnlocks',
        'urls'
        ]

def get(command, name=False, platform=False, options=False, out=False):
    if not command in commands:
        raise ValueError('Invalid command!: %s' % command)
    if command == 'onlinePlayers':
        if out in posout:
            r = requests.post(
                    'http://api.bf4stats.com/api/'+command, params={'out': out}
                    )
        else:
            r = requests.post('http://api.bf4stats.com/api/'+command)
        print(r.url)
        return r.text
    if not name:
        raise ValueError('A name is required for "%s"' % command)
    if not platform or platform not in platforms:
        raise ValueError('Invalid platform!: %s' % str(platform))
    payload = {'plat': platform, 'name': name}
    if command == 'playerInfo' and options:
        if not isinstance(options, list):
            raise ValueError('PlayerInfo options must be a list')
        payload['opt'] = options
    if out in posout:
        payload['out'] = out
    r = requests.post('http://api.bf4stats.com/api/'+command, params=payload)
    print(r.url)
    return r.text

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='BF4stats.com api wrapper!')
    parser.add_argument(
            'command', 
            choices=commands, 
            )
    parser.add_argument(
            '-n',
            '--name',
            nargs='?',
            const=False,
            default=False,
            help='name of bf4 account')
    parser.add_argument(
            '-p',
            '--platform',
            nargs='?',
            const=False,
            default=False,
            choices=platforms,
            help='platform to query')
    parser.add_argument(
            '-o',
            '--options',
            nargs='+',
            default=False,
            help=str(playeroptions).strip('[').strip(']'))
    parser.add_argument(
            '-out',
            '--out',
            nargs='?',
            const=False,
            default=False,
            choices=posout,
            help='output format (not working... only json)')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    print(args)
    print(get(args.command, args.name, args.platform, args.options, args.out))