max.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Get two numbers from user, print themaximum
#
# Author:  Yotam Medini  [email protected] -- Created: 2005/October/30
#

import sys
import string

# Check for 2 parameters
if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    sys.stderr.write("I should be called with 2 parameters!\n")
    sys.stderr.write("Usage:  %s <number> <number>\n" % sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit(1)

# Convert the two command line parameters strings to integer numbers.
a = int(sys.argv[1])
b = int(sys.argv[2])

M = a
if a < b:
    M = b
sys.stdout.write("Max(%d,%d) = %d\n" % (a, b, M));

sys.exit(0)