parser.add_argument('--client-credentials-file', dest='clientcredfile', help='the name of the client credentials for the Mastodon app', default='feed2toot_clientcred.txt')
parser.add_argument('--user-credentials-file', dest='usercredfile', help='the name of the user credentials for the Mastodon app', default='feed2toot_usercred.txt')
parser.add_argument('--name', help='the name of the Mastodon app', default='feed2toot')
opts = parser.parse_args()
clientcredfile=opts.clientcredfile
usercredfile=opts.usercredfile
headline = '{linesep}This script generates the Mastodon application credentials for Feed2toot.{linesep}{clientcredfile} and {usercredfile} will be written{linesep}in the current directory: {cwd}.{linesep}WARNING: previous files with the same names will be overwritten.{linesep}{linesep}A connection is also initiated to create the application.{linesep}Your password is *not* stored.{linesep}'.format(linesep=linesep, clientcredfile=clientcredfile, usercredfile=usercredfile, cwd=getcwd())
sys.exit('{linesep}I guess you entered a bad login or password.{linesep}'.format(linesep=linesep))
summary = '{linesep}The app{appname} was added to your Preferences=>Accounts=>Authorized apps page.{linesep}The file {clientcredfile} and {usercredfile} were created in the current directory.{linesep}'.format(appname=opts.name,