if escaped_sep not in text:

        return text.split(sep)

    before, _, after = text.partition(escaped_sep)

    startlist = before.split(sep)  # a regular split is fine here

    unfinished = startlist[-1]

    startlist = startlist[:-1]

    # recurse because there may be more escaped separators

    endlist = _escape_split(after, sep)

    # part of the string sent in recursion is the rest of the escaped value.

    unfinished += sep + endlist[0]

    return startlist + [unfinished] + endlist[1:]  # put together all the parts

def _run(argv):

    parser, args, other = argparser(argv)

    if not len(sys.argv) > 1:

        print parser.print_help()

        sys.exit(0)

    # defaults that can be overwritten by arguments

    tmpl_stored_args = {