import argparse parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( prog='rbuild', description='CLI-based helper utility to build project items', epilog='That\'s all folks!') parser.add_argument('build') #parser.add_argument('-c', '--count') # option that takes a value #parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true') # on/off flag args = parser.parse_args() print(args.build)