--- a/pyloader/parser.py	Mon Jun 06 11:43:20 2011 -0700
+++ b/pyloader/parser.py	Tue Jun 07 07:31:05 2011 -0700
@@ -1,9 +1,48 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """
-free-form command-line parser
+free-form arg parser
+
+python parser.py foo -bar --fleem blah -gaz hi --flarg=play
+['foo', 'hi']
+['bar', 'gaz']
+{'fleem': 'blah', 'flarg': 'play'}
 """
 
-def parse(args, **kwargs):
-    parser = OptionParser(**kwargs)
-    options, args = parser.parse_args()
+def parse(args):
+    _args1 = []
+    _args2 = []
+    kw = {}
+    key = None
+    for arg in args:
+        if arg.startswith('-'):
+            if key:
+                raise Exception
+            if arg.startswith('--'):
+                if arg.startswith('---'):
+                    raise Exception
+                arg = arg.lstrip('-')
+                if '=' in arg:
+                    key, value = arg.split('=', 1)
+                    kw[key] = value
+                    key = None
+                else:
+                    key = arg
+            else:
+                _args2.append(arg[1:])
+        else:
+            if key:
+                kw[key] = arg
+                key = None
+            else:
+                _args1.append(arg)
+    if key:
+        raise Exception
+    return _args1, _args2, kw
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import sys
+    args, positional_args, kwargs = parse(sys.argv[1:])
+    print args
+    print positional_args
+    print kwargs