--- a/COBRAxy/marea_cluster.py	Thu Nov 07 10:09:11 2024 +0000
+++ b/COBRAxy/marea_cluster.py	Thu Nov 07 10:22:56 2024 +0000
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Dict, List
 
 ################################# process args ###############################
-def process_args(args :List[str] = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
+def process_args(args_in :List[str] = None) -> argparse.Namespace:
     """
     Processes command-line arguments.
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@
         default='result',
         help = 'output path for maps')
     
-    args = parser.parse_args(args)
-    return args
+    args_in = parser.parse_args(args_in)
+    return args_in
 
 ########################### warning ###########################################
 def warning(s :str) -> None: