[Python-Dev] Hotshot (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Mon Jan 26 11:55:45 EST 2004

>> How would optparse be better than getopt, especially for >> simple use such as this?

Guido> Optparse is always better than getopt, once you're used Guido> to it. Even for a single option it's usually fewer lines Guido> of code. Is this a pronouncement? A quick grep suggests that so far only Tools/scripts/diff.py uses optparse.

It's not a pronouncement -- it's just a recommendation. I see no need to start converting existing code to optparse -- but for all new code, I recommend it.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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