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+import argparse
+from datetime import datetime
+
+# Argument Parser
+argparser = argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description = "Generate a .md file with a pre-filled title, date, etc.")
+argparser.add_argument("output", help = "The location to generate the template to")
+argparser.add_argument("--title", help = "The title of the article (default: Blog Post)", default = "Blog Post")
+argparser.add_argument("--author", help = "The name of the author (default: Blog Author)", default = "Blog Author")
+argparser.add_argument("-v", help = "more output", action = "store_true", dest = "verbose")
+args = argparser.parse_args()
+
+date = datetime.now().astimezone().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z')
+template = "+++\ntitle = '{}'\ndate = {}\nauthor = '{}'\ndraft = True\n+++"
+output = template.format(args.title, date, args.author)
+if args.verbose: print(template)
+
+# time to write the file :3
+with open(args.output, "w+") as file:
+    if args.verbose: print("Writing to {}...".format(args.output))
+    file.write(output)
+    print("Finished writing file to {}".format(args.output))
+
+print("Done.")