When running a python script in IDLE, is there a way to pass in command line arguments (args)?

Question

I\'m testing some python code that parses command line input. Is there a way to pass this input in through IDLE? Currently I\'m saving in the IDLE editor and running from a

Answer 1

import sys

sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], '-arg1', 'val1', '-arg2', 'val2']

//If you're passing command line for 'help' or 'verbose' you can say as:

sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], '-h']