+def makeParser(usage=""):
+ parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
+ parser.add_option("--max", type="int", dest="standardMinDist",
+ help="maximum region in bp")
+
+ configParser = getConfigParser()
+ section = "geneDownstreamBins"
+ standardMinDist = getConfigIntOption(configParser, section, "regionSize", 3000)
+
+ parser.set_defaults(standardMinDist=standardMinDist)
+
+ return parser
+
+