""" * ******************************************************* * Copyright (c) VMware, Inc. 2016. All Rights Reserved. * ******************************************************* * * DISCLAIMER. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, * NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. """ import argparse def build_arg_parser(): """ Builds a standard argument parser with arguments for talking to vCenter -s server -u username -p password -c cleanup -v skip_verification """ parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description='Standard Arguments for talking to vCenter') parser.add_argument('-s', '--server', action='store', help='vSphere service IP to connect to') parser.add_argument('-u', '--username', action='store', help='Username to use when connecting to vc') parser.add_argument('-p', '--password', action='store', help='Password to use when connecting to vc') parser.add_argument('-c', '--cleanup', action='store_true', help='Clean up after sample run. ') parser.add_argument('-v', '--skipverification', action='store_true', help='Verify server certificate when connecting to vc.') return parser