CLI Arguments

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys
from sys import argv


filename = sys.argv[0]
arguments = sys.argv[1:]
str_count = len(arguments)
if str_count == 3:
    print("using import sys")
    item = arguments[0]
    quantity = int(arguments[1])
    cost = float(format(float(arguments[2]), '.2f'))
    print(filename)
    print(arguments)
    total = quantity * cost
    print("You are buying {} quantity {} @ ${} for ${}".format(item, quantity, format(cost, '.2f')
            , format(total, '.2f')))

    print("")
    print("")
    print("using from sys import argv")
    print("using this method you drop sys from filename and arguments")
    filename = argv[0]
    arguments = argv[1:]
    print(filename)
    print(arguments)

    cost = 0.00
    total = 0.00

    item = arguments[0]
    quantity = int(arguments[1])
    cost = float(format(float(arguments[2]), '.2f'))
    total = quantity * cost
    print("You are buying {} quantity {} @ ${} for ${}".format(item, quantity, format(cost, '.2f')
            , format(total, '.2f')))

if str_count > 3:
    print("")
    print("")
    print("we will see if we can parse off the arguments")
    print(filename)
    print(arguments)
    print("I added in more arguments and will now parse them off")
    print("")
    print("")

    count = 0
    final_total = 0.00
    subtotal = 0.00
    while count < len(arguments):
        item = arguments[count]
        if count + 1 < len(arguments):
            quantity = int(arguments[count + 1])
        elif count + 1 >= len(arguments):
            print("You didn't put in a quantity for {}".format(item))
            break
        if count + 2 < len(arguments):
            cost = float(arguments[count + 2])
        elif count + 2 >= len(arguments):
            print("You didn't put in a cost for {}".format(item))
            break

        subtotal = quantity * cost

        print("You are buying {} quantity {} @ ${} for ${}".format(item, quantity, format(cost, '.2f')
            , format(subtotal, '.2f')))
        count += 3
        final_total += subtotal
    print("Your final total is $", format(final_total, '.2f'))