diff --git a/src/template/main.py b/src/template/main.py
index f2ed7e4..9768168 100644
--- a/src/template/main.py
+++ b/src/template/main.py
@@ -1,45 +1,41 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-# Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Balogh
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Andreas Balogh
 # See LICENSE for details.
 
-""" new module template """
+""" main progam template """
 
 # system imports
 
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import logging
-import sys
 import os
-from optparse import OptionParser
-
-# local imports
-
-# constants
+import sys
 
 # globals
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger()
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
-                    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname).3s %(process)d:%(thread)d %(message)s",
-                    datefmt="%H:%M:%S")
+# definitions
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    if argv is None:
+        argv = sys.argv
+    # parse options and arguments
+    parser = ArgumentParser(description="Price Publisher")
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
+                      help="read configuration from %(dest)s")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", default=8001, type=int,
+                      help="server port [default: %(default)s")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    LOG.info("starting '%s %s'", os.path.basename(argv[0]), args)
+    # startup application
+    # insert your code here
+    LOG.info("done.")
 
 
-def main(argv = [__file__]):
-    # check for parameters
-    LOG.debug("starting '%s %s'", argv[0], " ".join(argv[1:]))
-    script_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
-    # parse arguments and options
-    usage = "usage: %prog [options] arg"
-    version = "%prog 1.0"
-    parser = OptionParser(usage, version)
-    parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
-                      help="read configuration from FILENAME")
-    parser.add_option("-p", "--port", default="8001", type="int",
-                      help="server port [default: %default]")
-
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main(sys.argv)) 
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                        format='%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03i %(levelname).4s %(funcName)10s %(message)s',
+                        datefmt='%H:%M:%S')
+    main()
diff --git a/src/zmq/primes.py b/src/zmq/primes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cb5259c..0000000
--- a/src/zmq/primes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# Copyright (c) 2011 Andreas Balogh
-# See LICENSE for details.
-
-""" zmq.primes """
-
-# system imports
-
-import logging
-import sys
-import os
-from optparse import OptionParser
-import zmq
-
-# globals
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger()
-
-# definitions
-
-def main(argv = None):
-    if argv is None:
-        argv = sys.argv
-    script_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
-    LOG.info("starting '%s %s'", script_name, " ".join(argv[1:]))
-    # parse options and arguments
-    usage = "usage: %prog [options] arg"
-    version = "%prog 1.0"
-    parser = OptionParser(usage, version)
-    parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
-                      help="read configuration from FILENAME")
-    parser.add_option("-p", "--port", default="8001", type="int",
-                      help="server port [default: %default]")
-    (opts, args) = parser.parse_args()
-    if len(args) > 0:
-        parser.error("too many arguments")
-    # call method with appropriate arguments
-    ctx = zmq.Context()
-    s = ctx.socket(zmq.REP)
-    s.bind('tcp://localhost:12345')
-    loop = zmq.eventloop.ioloop.IOLoop.instance()
-    stream = zmq.eventloop.zmqstream.ZMQStream(s, loop)
-    def echo(msg):
-        stream.send_multipart(msg)
-    stream.on_recv(echo)
-    loop.start()
-    return 0
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
-                        format='%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03i %(levelname).4s %(process)d:%(thread)d %(message)s',
-                        datefmt='%H:%M:%S')
-    rc = main()
-    sys.exit(rc)