#! /usr/bin/env python3 import sys import collatz usage='usage: collatzSearch [digits] ([startDigits]) outputs the lenght of the collatz sequence for every number less than 10^digits, starting with 10^startDidgits.' nextNumber = 1 if len(sys.argv)<2: print(usage) sys.exit() digits = sys.argv[1] try: digits = int(digits) except: print(usage) sys.exit() if len(sys.argv)>=3: try: nextNumber = 10**int(sys.argv[2]) except: print(usage) sys.exit() maxNumber = 10**digits while nextNumber