argparse ******** .. highlight:: python :: import argparse if __name__ == '__main__': parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description='Release project ready for offline deploy' ) parser.add_argument( dest='package', help="package name e.g. 'kbsoftware_couk'" ) parser.add_argument( dest='version', help="version number e.g. '0.0.02'" ) args = parser.parse_args() run(args.package, args.version)