gistfile1.py

    def _getRange(inputRange):
        if inputRange is None:
          return None
        rangeRegex = compile(r'^(\d+)(?:-(\d+))?$')
        ranges = []
        match = rangeRegex.match(inputRange)
        if match:
            start, end = match.groups()
            start = int(start)
            if end is None:
                end = start
            else:
                end = int(end)
            if start > end:
                start, end = end, start
            ranges.append((start, end))
        else:
            print >>sys.stderr, (
                'Illegal argument %r. Ranges must single numbers or '
                'number-number.' % arg)
            sys.exit(2)
        return ranges

  
  main(args.json, args.fasta, args.hitId, _getRange(args.xRange), _getRange(args.eRange))