the command: doit -f ./srvapp/doit-build.py build --stype $argc_type --zone $argc_zone the DAG def task_build(): """build""" def python_build(stype, zone): print(f"TYPE: {stype}, ZONE: {zone}") return { 'actions': [python_build], 'verbosity':2, 'params':[ {'name':'zone', 'default': 'BLANKZONE'}, {'name':'stype', 'default': 'BLANKSTYPE'} ] } the result: TYPE: email-sifter ZONE: uat ACTION: build ERROR: Error parsing Task: option --stype not recognized (parsing options: [CmdOption({'name':'zone', 'short':'','long':'' }), CmdOption({'name':'stype', 'short':'','long':'' })]). Got: ['--stype', 'email-sifter', '--zone', 'uat'] Not sure why its telling me style not recognized? Following doc from here: https://pydoit.org/task-args.html#task-action-parameters Continue reading...