args_dict = { "-a" : "%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s" % (kernel_name, nodename, kernel_release, kernel_version, machine, processor, hardware_platform, operating_system), "-m" : machine, "-n" : nodename, "-r" : kernel_release, "-s" : kernel_name, "-p" : processor, "-v" : kernel_version, "-i" : hardware_platform, "-o" : operating_system, } input_args = sys.argv if len(input_args) == 1: input_args = ["-s"] print(" ".join([args_dict[arg] for arg in input_args if arg in args_dict]))