#!/usr/bin/env python3 from datetime import datetime, timedelta import argparse # Parse command line arguments parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Description") # add arguments to the parser parser.add_argument("-f", "--file") parser.add_argument("mode", help="display the square of a given number", nargs='?', default="total", choices=["total", "add"]) args = parser.parse_args() filename = args.file if args.file else 'time.txt' if args.mode == "total": with open(filename, 'r') as time_file: total_time = timedelta() for line in time_file: date_time_description = line.split(" ", 2) hours, minutes = date_time_description[1].split(':', 1) delta = timedelta(hours=int(hours), minutes=int(minutes)) total_time += delta print('Total time: ', total_time) elif args.mode == "add": with open(filename, 'a') as time_file: time_file.write("A new line")