for arg in sys.argv code example
Example: argv in python
#argv in python
import sys
print 'Number of arguments:', len(sys.argv), 'arguments.'
print 'Argument List:', str(sys.argv)
#command in cmd :
$ python test.py arg1 arg2 arg3
# producing following result :
Number of arguments: 4 arguments.
Argument List: ['test.py', 'arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3']