arg parsing int

src/agentx-ntpsec.py

@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='snmpd agentx extension for ntpsec')
     parser.add_argument('--period', '-p',
                         help='Period to query the NTP server, in seconds, default 60s',
+                        type=int,
                         required=False,
                         default=60)
     parser.add_argument('--ntpserver', '-n',
@@ -315,12 +316,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
 
     ntpserver = args.ntpserver
-    try:
-        period = int(args.period)
-    except ValueError:
-        logger.error("period must be integer")
-        sys.exit(1)
-    
+    period = args.period
 
     try:
         globalDataStore = DataStore()