#!/usr/bin/env python3 import sys if __name__ == '__main__': if len(sys.argv) != 3 or not sys.argv[1].startswith('--input') or \ not sys.argv[2].startswith('--output'): print(sys.argv[0], '--input=input_file --output=output_file') sys.exit(1) with open(sys.argv[1].split('=')[1]) as f: ifile = f.read() if ifile != 'This is a text only input file.\n': print('Malformed input') sys.exit(1) with open(sys.argv[2].split('=')[1], 'w') as ofile: ofile.write('This is a binary output file.\n')