def parse_args_and_kwargs(self, cmdline):
        '''
        cmdline: list

        returns tuple of: args (list), kwargs (dict)
        '''
        # Parse args and kwargs
        args = []
        kwargs = {}

        if len(cmdline) > 1:
            for item in cmdline[1:]:
                if '=' in item:
                    (key, value) = item.split('=', 1)
                    kwargs[key] = value
                else:
                    args.append(item)
        return (args, kwargs)