diff --git a/python/obitools3/obicount.py b/python/obitools3/obicount.py
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--- a/python/obitools3/obicount.py
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-import sys
-import argparse
-
-
-from obitools3.obidms.obidmscolumn.capidmscolumn import OBIDMS_column
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__': 
-    
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Computes the sum of a column.')
-    
-    parser.add_argument('-d', '--dms', dest='dms_name', type=str,
-                       help='Name of the OBIDMS containing the column')
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--column', dest='column_name', type=str, default='count',
-                       help="Name of the OBIDMS column (default: 'count')")
-    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', dest='version_number', type=int, default=-1,
-                       help='Version number of the column (default: latest version)')
-    
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-   
-    c = OBIDMS_column.open(args.dms_name, args.column_name, version_number=args.version_number)
-    
-    # check that 1 element / line and summable type?
-
-    total = 0    
-    
-    for count in c :
-        total+=count
-    
-    print("Total count = ", total)    
-