diff --git a/owodecode.py b/owodecode.py
index ff4f080..f13bfe5 100644
--- a/owodecode.py
+++ b/owodecode.py
@@ -4,31 +4,27 @@
 # Made by Glitch, 2020
 # https://www.glitchfur.net
 
-from sys import argv, stdout, stderr
-from os.path import exists, split
+from sys import stdout, stderr
+from os.path import exists
 from os import remove
 
-KEEP_ORIG = False
-STDOUT_FLAG = False
+import argparse
 
 def main():
-    if len(argv) < 2:
-        print("The syntax for running this script is as follows:")
-        print("python owodecode.py [-kc] <encoded_file> [ ... ]")
-        exit(0)
-    in_fns = argv[1:]
-    # There is probably a better way to handle parameters. But considering
-    # there are only two, I'm not too worried about it right now.
-    for param in in_fns:
-        if param.startswith("-"):
-            global KEEP_ORIG
-            global STDOUT_FLAG
-            if "k" in param:
-                KEEP_ORIG = True
-            if "c" in param:
-                STDOUT_FLAG = True
-                KEEP_ORIG = True # Output going to stdout, keep original file
-            in_fns.remove(param)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    
+    parser.add_argument("encoded_file", metavar="<encoded_file>", type=str, nargs="+")
+    parser.add_argument('-k', dest="keep_original", action='store_true',
+                        help="Keep the input file. Do not delete it after doing decoding")
+    parser.add_argument('-c', dest="to_stdout", action='store_true',
+                        help="Decode to stdout instead of a file. This implies -k. This also makes piping output possible")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    to_stdout = args.to_stdout
+    keep_original = args.keep_original or to_stdout
+    in_fns = args.encoded_file
+
     for fn in in_fns:
         if not exists(fn):
             print("%s: No such file or directory" % fn, file=stderr)
@@ -43,11 +39,11 @@ def main():
             in_fns.remove(fn)
     out_fns = [fn[:-4] for fn in in_fns]
     for i in range(len(in_fns)):
-        decode(in_fns[i], out_fns[i])
+        decode(in_fns[i], out_fns[i], to_stdout, keep_original)
 
-def decode(in_fn, out_fn):
+def decode(in_fn, out_fn, to_stdout=False, keep_original=False):
     in_fp = open(in_fn, "r")
-    if STDOUT_FLAG == False:
+    if to_stdout == False:
         out_fp = open(out_fn, "wb")
     else:
         out_fp = stdout.buffer
@@ -66,9 +62,9 @@ def decode(in_fn, out_fn):
                 "it is not an encoded file. Aborting." % in_fn)
             exit(1)
     in_fp.close()
-    if STDOUT_FLAG == False:
+    if to_stdout == False:
         out_fp.close()
-    if KEEP_ORIG == False:
+    if keep_original == False:
         remove(in_fn)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/owoencode.py b/owoencode.py
index afb2681..813441a 100644
--- a/owoencode.py
+++ b/owoencode.py
@@ -4,31 +4,27 @@
 # Made by Glitch, 2020
 # https://www.glitchfur.net
 
-from sys import argv, stdout, stderr
-from os.path import exists, split
+from sys import stdout, stderr
+from os.path import exists
 from os import remove
 
-KEEP_ORIG = False
-STDOUT_FLAG = False
+import argparse
 
 def main():
-    if len(argv) < 2:
-        print("The syntax for running this script is as follows:")
-        print("python owoencode.py [-kc] <original_file> [ ... ]")
-        exit(0)
-    in_fns = argv[1:]
-    # There is probably a better way to handle parameters. But considering
-    # there are only two, I'm not too worried about it right now.
-    for param in in_fns:
-        if param.startswith("-"):
-            global KEEP_ORIG
-            global STDOUT_FLAG
-            if "k" in param:
-                KEEP_ORIG = True
-            if "c" in param:
-                STDOUT_FLAG = True
-                KEEP_ORIG = True # Output going to stdout, keep original file
-            in_fns.remove(param)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    
+    parser.add_argument("encoded_file", metavar="<encoded_file>", type=str, nargs="+")
+    parser.add_argument('-k', dest="keep_original", action='store_true',
+                        help="Keep the input file. Do not delete it after doing encoding")
+    parser.add_argument('-c', dest="to_stdout", action='store_true',
+                        help="Encode to stdout instead of a file. This implies -k. This also makes piping output possible")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    to_stdout = args.to_stdout
+    keep_original = args.keep_original or to_stdout
+    in_fns = args.encoded_file
+
     for fn in in_fns:
         if not exists(fn):
             print("%s: No such file or directory" % fn, file=stderr)
@@ -39,11 +35,11 @@ def main():
             in_fns.remove(fn)
     out_fns = ["%s.owo" % fn for fn in in_fns]
     for i in range(len(in_fns)):
-        encode(in_fns[i], out_fns[i])
+        encode(in_fns[i], out_fns[i], to_stdout, keep_original)
 
-def encode(in_fn, out_fn):
+def encode(in_fn, out_fn, to_stdout=False, keep_original=False):
     in_fp = open(in_fn, "rb")
-    if STDOUT_FLAG == False:
+    if to_stdout == False:
         out_fp = open(out_fn, "w")
     else:
         out_fp = stdout
@@ -54,9 +50,9 @@ def encode(in_fn, out_fn):
         out_buffer = ''.join([bin(byte)[2:].zfill(8) for byte in in_buffer])
         out_fp.write(out_buffer.replace("1", "OwO").replace("0", "UwU"))
     in_fp.close()
-    if STDOUT_FLAG == False:
+    if to_stdout == False:
         out_fp.close()
-    if KEEP_ORIG == False:
+    if keep_original == False:
         remove(in_fn)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":