def exit_cleanly(error_number=0):
    """exit_cleanly

Performs standard error notification and exiting statements as necessary.  This
assures more consistent error handling within the script.
    """
    default = "An Unknown error has occurred!"
    descriptions = \
        {22: 'An improper input error has occurred.  Please see above stmt(s)',
         29: 'An operation failed.  Please see above stmt(s)',
         5: 'An IO Error has occurred.  Pelase see above stmt(s)'}
    try:
        error_number = int(error_number)
    except TypeError:
        stmt = default
        error_number = -1
    if error_number == 0:
        stmt = "No error has been detected!"
    elif not isinstance(error_number, int) and hasattr(errno, error_number):
        error_number = getattr(errno, error_number)
        stmt = descriptions[error_number] if error_number in descriptions \
            else default
    elif error_number in descriptions:
        stmt = descriptions[error_number]
    else:
        stmt = default
    if error_number:
        print("""
%s [--opt [option]]
    With opts:
        working_directory - the full path to the working directory
        operating_system - the full name of the operating system lower case
        version - the version of the operating system

    All of these options must be supplied, and if one is missing or if there is
    no corresponding:
        <working_directory>/*-dist/Docker/<operating_system>/<version>
    Directory, then this script will exit cleanly reporting it as an error.
            """ % sys.argv[0])
    print("(%d) %s" % (error_number, stmt), file=sys.stderr)
    sys.exit(error_number)
exit_cleanly

Performs standard error notification and exiting statements as necessary.  This
assures more consistent error handling within the script.