def parse_args(args=sys.argv[1:]):
    """
    Parse command line arguments for Grole server running as static file server
    """
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-a', '--address', help='address to listen on, default localhost',
                                default='localhost')
    parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', help='port to listen on, default 1234',
                                default=1234, type=int)
    parser.add_argument('-d', '--directory', help='directory to serve, default .',
                                default='.')
    parser.add_argument('-n', '--noindex', help='do not show directory indexes',
                                default=False, action='store_true')
    loglevel = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
    loglevel.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', help='verbose logging',
                                default=False, action='store_true')
    loglevel.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', help='quiet logging',
                                default=False, action='store_true')
    return parser.parse_args(args)
Parse command line arguments for Grole server running as static file server