# Example to check version of pyodbc module installed
$ python -c "import pyodbc; print pyodbc.version"

# output
2.1.6-beta0

import sys, getopt

def parse_command_line():
	"""
		add usage text here
	"""
	optdict = {
		'args'          : [],
		'arg_required'  : False,    # a:
		'not_required'  : False,    # n
		'required'      : False,    # r
		'foo'           : 'bar',    # foo=
	}

	try:
		args = sys.argv[1:]
		optlist, args = getopt.getopt(args, 'a:nr', ['foo='])
	except:
		sys.stderr.write(parse_command_line.__doc__)
		sys.exit(1)

	for opt,val in optlist:
		if opt == '--foo':
			optdict['foo'] = val
		elif opt == '-a':
			optdict['arg_required'] = val
		elif opt == '-n':
			optdict['not_required'] = True
		elif opt == '-r':
			optdict['required'] = True

	optdict['args'] = args

	if not optdict['arg_required'] or not optdict['required']:
		f = "\n\t-a=<val> and -r parameters required to run\n%s\n"
		sys.stderr.write(f % (parse_command_line.__doc__))
		sys.exit(1)

	return optdict

optdict = parse_command_line()
print optdict

# example
klenwell@local:~/tmp $ python parseopt.py -a ok -rn two args
{'arg_required': 'ok', 'foo': 'bar', 'args': ['two', 'args'], 'not_required': True, 'required': True}