import os


class ExitCodeError(Exception):
    pass


def sh(x):
    if os.system(x):
        raise ExitCodeError()


def simple_parse_args_string(args_string):
    """
    Parses something like
        args1=val1,arg2=val2
    Into a dictionary
    """
    args_string = args_string.strip()
    if not args_string:
        return {}
    arg_list = args_string.split(",")
    args_dict = {}
    for arg in arg_list:
        k, v = arg.split("=")
        args_dict[k] = v
    return args_dict