#! /usr/local/bin/python import sys if '-h' in sys.argv or '--help' in sys.argv or '--help' in sys.argv: print ''' help.py--does nothing useful (yet) options: -h, -help, or --help-display this help Copyright (c) Jacek Artymiak, 2000 ''' sys.exit(0) else: print 'I don't recognize this option' sys.exit(0)