diff --git a/edsmAround.py b/edsmAround.py
index bb4f2fc..40e0557 100644
--- a/edsmAround.py
+++ b/edsmAround.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import re
 import json
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 from math import floor
+import sys
 
 #IMPORTANT BITS
 
@@ -20,13 +21,6 @@ postFixList =["WP-X"]
 
 
 
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 ###Call to EDSM API, don't run this script too much in a short timeframe.
 def apiCall(systemName):
     systems = r.get("https://www.edsm.net/api-v1/systems", params={'systemName' : systemName})
@@ -63,6 +57,64 @@ def maxSystemValue(systemList):
     return currentMax
 
 
+
+###interactive part
+
+if (len(sys.argv) > 1):
+    for arg in sys.argv:
+        if arg == "-i":
+            print("Starting interactive mode.")
+            print("Please input a sector name with only the first letter capitalized (ex : Byoomiae) ")
+            sectorNamePattern = re.compile("^[A-Z][a-z]+$")
+            possibleSectorName = input()
+            while not sectorNamePattern.match(possibleSectorName):
+                print("The sector name you have entered is incorrect. Please try again")
+                possibleSectorName = input()
+            sectorName = possibleSectorName
+            print(f"Entered Sector name is {sectorName}")
+            print("Please enter the postFix you want to use. PostFix are the letters after the sector name (AA-A, RD-A). Write one per line, in all caps, with the hyphen. Send an empty line to finish")
+            possiblePostFix = input()
+            postFixList = []
+            while possiblePostFix != "":
+                postFixPattern = re.compile("^[A-Z][A-Z]-[A-Z]$")
+                if postFixPattern.match(possiblePostFix):
+                    if possiblePostFix not in postFixList:
+                        postFixList.append(possiblePostFix)
+                        print(f"added {possiblePostFix} to the list of patterns. Current list is {postFixList}")
+                    else:
+                        print(f"PostFix already in list! Current list is {postFixList}")
+                    possiblePostFix = input()
+                else:
+                    print("This postFix doesn't look right. Try again")
+                    possiblePostFix = input()
+
+            if postFixList == []:
+                print("postFix list empty. Exiting!")
+                exit()
+
+            print("Please enter the weights you want to use. One letter per line, in lowercase, send an empty line to finish.")
+            possibleWeights = input()
+            weightsToQuery = []
+            while possibleWeights != "":
+                weightPattern = re.compile("^[a-h]$")
+                if weightPattern.match(possibleWeights):
+                    if possibleWeights not in weightsToQuery:
+                        weightsToQuery.append(possibleWeights)
+                        print(f"added {possibleWeights} to the list of weights. Current list is {weightsToQuery}")
+                    else:
+                        print(f"Weight already in list! Current list is {weightsToQuery}")
+                    possibleWeights = input()
+                else:
+                    print("This weight doesn't look right. Try again")
+                    possibleWeights = input()
+
+            if weightsToQuery == []:
+                print("weight list empty. Exiting!")
+                exit()
+
+print("Starting search!")
+
+
 #dict of dict of systems keyed by postfix, keyed by weight ( dict["AA-A"]["g"] gives back all the AA-A GXXX systems)
 sysWeightDict = {}