Google Python Class

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#Python Google CLass Gist

#hello.py program
#!/usr/bin/python

# import modules used here -- sys is a very standard one
import sys

# Gather our code in a main() function
def main():
    print 'Hello there', sys.argv[1]
    # Command line args are in sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] ...
    # sys.argv[0] is the script name itself and can be ignored

# Standard boilerplate to call the main() function to begin
# the program.
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

#$ python hello.py Guido #Guido as sys.argv[1]
#> Hello there Guido
#$ ./hello.py Alice    # without needing 'python' first (Unix)
#> Hello there Alice