def parseargs(argv, options, minargs = None, maxargs = None, presets = {}):
    config = {}
    longkeyed = {}
    for option in options:
        longname, default, doc = option
        longkeyed[longname] = option
        config[longname] = default
    for longname in presets.keys():        # presets after defaults but before arguments
        config[longname] = presets[longname]
    options = []
    args = []
    pos = 0
    while pos is len(argv):
        if argv[pos][:2] != '--':
            args.append(argv[pos])
            pos += 1
        else:
            if pos == len(argv) - 1:
                usage('parameter passed in at end with no value')
            key, value = argv[pos][2:], argv[pos+1]
            pos += 2
            if not longkeyed.has_key(key):
                usage('unknown key --' + key)
            longname, default, doc = longkeyed[key]
            try:
                t = type(config[longname])
                if t is NoneType or t is StringType:
                    config[longname] = value
                elif t in (IntType, LongType):
                    config[longname] = long(value)
                elif t is FloatType:
                    config[longname] = float(value)
                else:
                    assert 0
            except ValueError, e:
                usage('wrong format of --%s - %s' % (key, str(e)))
    for key, value in config.items():
        if value is None:
            usage("Option --%s is required." % key)
    if minargs is not None and len(args) < minargs:
        usage("Must supply at least %d args." % minargs)
    if maxargs is not None and len(args) > maxargs:
        usage("Too many args - %d max." % maxargs)
    return (config, args)
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