code: def load_inputs(self):
          
          for f in self.args.files:
              if os.path.isfile(f):
                  fparts = str(f).split('.')
                  if fparts[-1] == 'gz':
                      if self.args.unzip:
                          fullpath = os.path.abspath(str(f))
                          self.input_files.append(fullpath)
                      else:
                          return 0
                  elif fparts[-1] == 'bz2' or fparts[-1] == 'zip':
                      return 0
                  else:
                      fullpath = os.path.abspath(str(f))
                      self.input_files.append(fullpath)
              else:
                  print('File '+ f + ' not found')
                  return 1
docs: Load the specified inputs