--- a/makeitso/python_module/{{module}}.py	Fri Jul 08 10:43:48 2011 -0700
+++ b/makeitso/python_module/{{module}}.py	Mon Aug 01 21:58:15 2011 -0700
@@ -5,13 +5,22 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-from optparse import OptionParser
+import optparse
 
 def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
 
     # parse command line arguments
     usage = '%prog [options] ...'
-    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__)
+
+    # description formatter
+    class PlainDescriptionFormatter(optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter):
+        def format_description(self, description):
+            if description:
+                return description + '\n'
+            else:
+                return ''
+    
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=__doc__, formatter=PlainDescriptionFormatter())
     options, args = parser.parse_args(args)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':