"""
    Copyright (c) 2015 Ad Schellevis
    All rights reserved.

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

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"""

import sys


def update_params(parameters):
    """ update predefined parameters with given list from shell (as switches)
        for example /a valA /b valB
        converts to
            {'a':'valA','b':'valB'}
        (assuming parameters contains both a and b)
    :param parameters: parameter dictionary
    :return:
    """
    cmd = None
    for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
        if cmd is None:
            cmd = arg[1:]
        else:
            if cmd in parameters and arg.strip() != '':
                parameters[cmd] = arg.strip()
            cmd = None
