code: def parse_conf_args(argv):
      
  
      args = {}
      for rarg in argv:
          if re.match("^--.*", rarg):
              arg = rarg.replace('--','', 1)
  
              fsplit = arg.split('=', 1)
              if len(fsplit) != 2:
                  raise Exception(
                      "Command option '%s' not recognized." % rarg)
  
              rkey, value = fsplit
              ssplit = rkey.split('.', 1)
              if len(ssplit) != 2 or not ssplit[1]:
                  raise Exception(
                      "Command option '%s' not recognized." % rarg)
  
              section, option = ssplit
              args[section] = (option, value)
          else:
              raise Exception(
                      "Command option '%s' not recognized." % rarg)
  
      return args
docs: Parse command line options into {section: (option, key)} which can be
      used for overlaying on top of config
  
      :param argv: list of argumets to be parsed
      :return: Dictionary in the following format: {section: (option, key)}