diff --git a/py_script/clean_json.py b/py_script/clean_json.py
index 910a985..56894db 100644
--- a/py_script/clean_json.py
+++ b/py_script/clean_json.py
@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ Usage: python clean_json.py [infile rel path] [outfile rel path]
 '''
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
     import json
-    infile = sys.argv[1]
-    outfile = sys.argv[2]
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pull data from wynn API.")
+    parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from')
+    parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile
     json.dump(json.load(open(infile)), open(outfile, "w"), indent = 2)
diff --git a/py_script/compress_json.py b/py_script/compress_json.py
index b021738..030f739 100644
--- a/py_script/compress_json.py
+++ b/py_script/compress_json.py
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ Usage: python compress_json.py [infile rel path] [outfile rel path]
 '''
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
     import json
-    infile = sys.argv[1]
-    outfile = sys.argv[2]
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pull data from wynn API.")
+    parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from')
+    parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile
     json.dump(json.load(open(infile)), open(outfile, "w"))
diff --git a/py_script/process_ings.py b/py_script/process_ings.py
index d0e9799..e1ebe8c 100644
--- a/py_script/process_ings.py
+++ b/py_script/process_ings.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import os
 import base64
 import argparse
 
-infile, outfile = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else sys.argv[1]
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process raw pulled ingredient data.")
+parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from')
+parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile
 
 with open(infile, "r") as in_file:
     ing_data = json.loads(in_file.read())
diff --git a/py_script/process_items.py b/py_script/process_items.py
index 27e6ed6..2001271 100644
--- a/py_script/process_items.py
+++ b/py_script/process_items.py
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ import json
 import sys
 import os
 import base64
+import argparse
 
-infile, outfile = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else sys.argv[1]
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process raw pulled item data.")
+parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from')
+parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile
 
 with open(infile, "r") as in_file:
     data = json.loads(in_file.read())
diff --git a/py_script/process_recipes.py b/py_script/process_recipes.py
index 7dad257..f2b13f5 100644
--- a/py_script/process_recipes.py
+++ b/py_script/process_recipes.py
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ import json
 import sys
 import os
 import base64
+import argparse
 
-infile, outfile = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else sys.argv[1]
-
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Process raw pulled recipe data.")
+parser.add_argument('infile', help='input file to read data from')
+parser.add_argument('outfile', help='output file to dump clean data into')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+infile, outfile = args.infile, args.outfile
 
 with open(infile, "r") as in_file:
     recipe_data = json.loads(in_file.read())