import sys


def main(args=None):
    """The main routine."""
    if args is None:
        args = sys.argv[1:]

    print("This is the main routine.")
    print("It should do something interesting.")

    print("This is the name of the script: ", sys.argv[0])
    print("Number of arguments: ", len(sys.argv))
    print("The arguments are: ", str(sys.argv))

    # Do argument parsing here with argparse


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()