def METHOD_NAME(argv):
    returned_argv = []
    for arg in argv:
        if arg.startswith(_PLUGIN_DEACTIVATION_PREFIX):
            plugin_name = arg[len(_PLUGIN_DEACTIVATION_PREFIX):]
            plugins.manager.deactivate_later(plugin_name)
        elif arg.startswith(_PLUGIN_ACTIVATION_PREFIX):
            plugin_name = arg[len(_PLUGIN_ACTIVATION_PREFIX):]
            plugins.manager.activate_later(plugin_name)
        else:
            returned_argv.append(arg)
    return returned_argv