+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='run the coldcall bot manually to create a coldcall list')
+
+parser.add_argument('-n', '--num', dest="num_calls", default=100, const=100, type=int, nargs='?',
+ help="how many students should be called")
+
+parser.add_argument('-s', '--shuffle', dest="shuffle_roster", action="store_true",
+ help="select without replacement (i.e., call each person once with n equal to the group size)")
+
+args = parser.parse_args()