new_contents: #! /usr/bin/python3
  
  import sys
  import argparse
  import xml_utils as u
  import datetime
  import pdb
  import os
  from argparse import RawTextHelpFormatter
  from collections import defaultdict
  
  ##------------------------------------------------------------
  ##  can be called with:
  ##    find_bears *.xml dirs
  ##------------------------------------------------------------
  def main (argv) :
  	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='\nCreate xml from images in specified files and directories.\n \t example: create_images_xml -out imgs.xml abc.jpg bc/images ./bf/images\n',
  		formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
      # parser.formatter.max_help_position = 50
  	parser.add_argument ('files', nargs='+')
  	parser.add_argument ('-out', '--output', 
  		help='write output to specified file. Defaults to imgs.xml')
  	parser.add_argument ('-v', '--verbosity', type=int, default=1,
  		choices=[0, 1, 2, 3], help='print more messages')
  		# choices=[0, 1, 2, 3], help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
  		# help="increase output verbosity"
  	args = parser.parse_args()
  
  	# print "ls : ", args.ls
  	# print "files: ", args.files
  
  	if not args.output :
  		args.output = 'imgs.xml'
  
  	u.set_verbosity (args.verbosity)
  	u.create_imgs_xml (args.files, args.output)
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
  	main (sys.argv)
  
  
subject: Create xml of all jpg/png from list of files & directories.