diff --git a/bin/dotbot_from_python_manually.py b/bin/dotbot_from_python_manually.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7477bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/dotbot_from_python_manually.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+
+ARGS_TO_SCRIPT = "python  >/dev/null /c/Users/Matt/dotfiles/dotbot/bin/dotbot -d /c/Users/Matt/dotfiles -c install.conf.yaml"
+# These arguments are only linux/ bash safe
+
+
+"""Script port from  /c/Users/Matt/dotfiles/dotbot/bin/dotbot"""
+import sys, os
+DOTFILE_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.expandvars("%USERPROFILE%/dotfiles/"))
+
+DIRECTORY_ARG = os.path.normpath(DOTFILE_DIR)
+CONFIG_FILE_ARG = "install.conf.yaml"
+
+sys.path.append(DOTFILE_DIR)
+print(DOTFILE_DIR)
+os.chdir(DOTFILE_DIR)
+
+# PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY = os.path.dirname(
+#     os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+# print(PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY = DOTFILE_DIR
+
+def inject(lib_path):
+    path = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY, 'lib', lib_path)
+    sys.path.insert(0, path)
+
+# version dependent libraries
+if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
+    inject('pyyaml/lib3')
+else:
+    inject('pyyaml/lib')
+
+if os.path.exists(os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY, 'dotbot')):
+    if PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+        os.putenv('PYTHONPATH', PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+
+import dotbot
+
+def main():
+    dotbot.cli.main(additional_args=["-d", DIRECTORY_ARG, "-c", CONFIG_FILE_ARG])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/dotbot/cli.py b/dotbot/cli.py
index 32db016..e2fa44c 100644
--- a/dotbot/cli.py
+++ b/dotbot/cli.py
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@ def read_config(config_file):
     reader = ConfigReader(config_file)
     return reader.get_config()
 
-def main():
+def main(additional_args=None):
     log = Messenger()
     try:
         parser = ArgumentParser()
         add_options(parser)
         options = parser.parse_args()
+        if additional_args is not None:
+            print("got explicit argumenets")
+            options = parser.parse_args(additional_args)
         if options.version:
             print('Dotbot version %s (yaml: %s)' % (dotbot.__version__, yaml.__version__))
             exit(0)
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ def main():
         if not options.config_file:
             log.error('No configuration file specified')
             exit(1)
+        # read tasks from config file
         tasks = read_config(options.config_file)
         if tasks is None:
             log.warning('Configuration file is empty, no work to do')