new_contents: import os
  import sys
  import subprocess
  import argparse
  import json
  
  '''
  This script will house various common methods
  '''
  
  
  #- General Purpose print command:
  def println(s):
      print (str(s))
      #- Call .flush(); to see output in jenkins job's console output while script is executing as opposed to on completion:
      sys.stdout.flush()
  
  
  #- General purpose run command:
  def runcommand(command, show_command=True, throwOnFailure=True):
      if show_command is True:
          println('command: %s' % (str(command)))
      output = None
      returncode = None
      try:
          p = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
          output = p.communicate()[0]
          returncode = p.returncode
      except Exception, exc:
          println('***Command Error: %s' % (str(command)))
          println(exc.message)
      if returncode != 0 and throwOnFailure is True:
          println('***Error in command, exiting. Command: %s\n' % (command))
          println('Output: %s\n' % (str(output)))
          raise Exception("Command_Error")
      return output, returncode
  
  def parse_args():
      #- Parse command line args:
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
      parser.add_argument('--num_items', help='Number of Items.', default=5, type=int)
      parser.add_argument('--job_dir', help='Directory to get size of.', default='/var/build/jenkins/jobs/myjobname')
      args = parser.parse_args()
      return args
  
  args = parse_args()
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