import sys to_parse = "" def __parse_and_show_science_data(string): split_data = string[3:].split(",") TempC = float(split_data[0]) Moisture = float(split_data[2]) Cond = float(split_data[4]) PermR = float(split_data[6]) PermI = float(split_data[8]) Salinity = Cond * 6.4 print("Temp in C: " + str(TempC)) print("Moisture: " + str(Moisture * 100) + "%") print("Salinity: " + str(Salinity) + "g/L") if __name__ == '__main__': __parse_and_show_science_data(sys.argv[1])