# File: getopt-example-2.py

import getopt
import sys

# simulate command line invocation
sys.argv = ["myscript.py", "--echo", "--printer", "lp01", "message"]

opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "ep:", ["echo", "printer="])

# process options
echo = 0
printer = None

for o, v in opts:
    if o in ("-e", "--echo"):
        echo = 1
    elif o in ("-p", "--printer"):
        printer = v

print "echo", "=", echo
print "printer", "=", printer
print "arguments", "=", args