diff --git a/extras/GetTemperature.py b/extras/GetTemperature.py
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+
+import sys
+import Adafruit_DHT
+
+# Parse command line parameters.
+sensor_args = { '11': Adafruit_DHT.DHT11,
+                '22': Adafruit_DHT.DHT22,
+                '2302': Adafruit_DHT.AM2302 }
+if len(sys.argv) == 3 and sys.argv[1] in sensor_args:
+    sensor = sensor_args[sys.argv[1]]
+    pin = sys.argv[2]
+else:
+    print('usage: sudo ./Adafruit_DHT.py [11|22|2302] GPIOpin#')
+    print('example: sudo ./Adafruit_DHT.py 2302 4 - Read from an AM2302 connected to GPIO #4')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Try to grab a sensor reading.  Use the read_retry method which will retry up
+# to 15 times to get a sensor reading (waiting 2 seconds between each retry).
+humidity, temperature = Adafruit_DHT.read_retry(sensor, pin)
+
+# Un-comment the line below to convert the temperature to Fahrenheit.
+# temperature = temperature * 9/5.0 + 32
+
+# Note that sometimes you won't get a reading and
+# the results will be null (because Linux can't
+# guarantee the timing of calls to read the sensor).
+# If this happens try again!
+if temperature is not None:
+    print('{0:0.1f}'.format(temperature))
+else:
+    print('Failed')
+    sys.exit(1)