#!/usr/bin/python
#-*- coding:utf-8 -*-

from optparse import OptionParser

class Options:
	
	def __init__(self, args):
		self.opt_parser = OptionParser()
		# this option create a boolean variable, that default is False
		# and if you call with -m param it will be True
		self.opt_parser.add_option( 	"-m", 
						"--mouse_visible",
						dest="mouse_visible",
						action="store_true",
						default=False
					)
		# option that create a integer variable, defaultsv value is 
		# 0 and when is passed it store the option value:
		#    my_command -v 32
		# that stores 32
		self.opt_parser.add_option( 	"-v", 
						"--necesary_value",
						dest="necesary_value",
						action="store",
						type="int",
						default=0
					 )
		# parse args in array passed as param in __init__ method
		(self.options, args) = self.opt_parser.parse_args(args)
		
	def get_mouse_visible(self):
	''' '''
		return self.options.mouse_visible
	
	def get_necesary_value(self):
        ''' '''
		return self.options.necesary_value


if __name__ == "__main__":
	# options passed by commnand are inicializated
	opt = Options (sys.argv)
	print "Mouse is visible? %s" % opt.get_mouse_visible()
	print "Value needed: %s" %opt.get_necesary_value()

class Options:
	
	def __init__(self, args):
		self.opt_parser = OptionParser()
		# this option create a boolean variable, that default is False
		# and if you call with -m param it will be True
		self.opt_parser.add_option( 	"-m", 
						"--mouse_visible",
						dest="mouse_visible",
						action="store_true",
						default=False
					)
		# option that create a integer variable, defaultsv value is 
		# 0 and when is passed it store the option value:
		#    my_command -v 32
		# that stores 32
		self.opt_parser.add_option( 	"-v", 
						"--necesary_value",
						dest="necesary_value",
						action="store",
						type="int",
						default=0
					 )
		# parse args in array passed as param in __init__ method
		(self.options, args) = self.opt_parser.parse_args(args)
		
	def get_mouse_visible(self):
	''' '''
		return self.options.mouse_visible
	
	def get_necesary_value(self):
        ''' '''
		return self.options.necesary_value


if __name__ == "__main__":
	# options passed by commnand are inicializated
	opt = Options (sys.argv)
	print "Mouse is visible? %s" % opt.get_mouse_visible()
	print "Value needed: %s" %opt.get_necesary_value()

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