run python from command line with arguments code example

Example 1: python read arguments

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys

print('Number of arguments:', len(sys.argv), 'arguments.')
print('Argument List:', str(sys.argv))

Example 2: how to get command line arguments in python

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys

print 'Number of arguments:', len(sys.argv), 'arguments.'
print 'Argument List:', str(sys.argv)