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+import argparse
+
+#
+# All your functions (that will be called by main()) go here.
+#
+
+def main(inargs):
+    """Run the program."""
+
+    print("Input file: ", inargs.infile)
+    print("Output file: ", inargs.outfile)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    description = "Print the input arguments to the screen."
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
+    
+    parser.add_argument("infile", type=str, help="Input file name")
+    parser.add_argument("outfile", type=str, help="Output file name")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()            
+    main(args)