diff --git a/defaults b/defaults
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+author="Antonio J. Delgado"
+authoring_date=$(date +%Y)
+project_name="Project Name"
+project_codename="project-codename"
+version=0.0.1
+deployment_path="${HOME}/repos/"
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diff --git a/deploy_new_python_project.sh b/deploy_new_python_project.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+-e defaults && . defaults
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]
+do
+  case "$1" in
+    "--author")
+      shift
+      DESTINATION="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    "--authoring-date")
+      shift
+      authoring_date="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    "--project-name")
+      shift
+      project_name="${1}"
+      ;;
+    "--project-codename")
+      shift
+      project_codename="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    "--version")
+      shift
+      version="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+"--deployment-path")
+      shift
+      deployment_path="${1}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+      
+    *)
+      echo "Ignoring unknwon parameter '${1}'"
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
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