code: def parse_simple_args(self, term):
          
          match = SHORTCUT.match(term)
          if not match:
              return False
  
          _, start, end, _, stride, _, format = match.groups()
  
          if start is not None:
              try:
                  start = int(start, 0)
              except ValueError:
                  raise AnsibleError("can't parse start=%s as integer" % start)
          if end is not None:
              try:
                  end = int(end, 0)
              except ValueError:
                  raise AnsibleError("can't parse end=%s as integer" % end)
          if stride is not None:
              try:
                  stride = int(stride, 0)
              except ValueError:
                  raise AnsibleError("can't parse stride=%s as integer" % stride)
  
          if start is not None:
              self.start = start
          if end is not None:
              self.end = end
          if stride is not None:
              self.stride = stride
          if format is not None:
              self.format = format
docs: parse the shortcut forms, return True/False