diff --git a/faceswap.py b/faceswap.py
index b8857eb697..d6aa46f4be 100755
--- a/faceswap.py
+++ b/faceswap.py
@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@
 _PARSER = cli_args.FullHelpArgumentParser()
 
 
+def _bad_args(*args) -> None:  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
+    """ Print help to console when bad arguments are provided. """
+    print(cli_args)
+    _PARSER.print_help()
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+def _main() -> None:
+    """ The main entry point into Faceswap.
+
+if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+    raise Exception("This program requires at least python3.7")
+if get_backend() == "amd" and sys.version_info >= (3, 9):
+    raise Exception("The AMD version of Faceswap cannot run on versions of Python higher than 3.8")
+
+
+_PARSER = cli_args.FullHelpArgumentParser()
+
+
 def _bad_args(*args) -> None:  # pylint:disable=unused-argument
     """ Print help to console when bad arguments are provided. """
     print(cli_args)