global _TF_WORKSPACE_ROOT
  global _TF_BAZELRC
  global _TF_CURRENT_BAZEL_VERSION

  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
  parser.add_argument(
      '--workspace',
      type=str,
      default=os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
      help='The absolute path to your active Bazel workspace.')
  args = parser.parse_args()

  _TF_WORKSPACE_ROOT = args.workspace