[Python-Dev] PEP 389: argparse - new command line parsing module (original) (raw)

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Tue Sep 29 13:48:36 CEST 2009


Martin> alpha = None
Martin> beta = False
Martin> options, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],"a:b",['alpha=','beta']):
Martin> for opt, val in options:
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Martin> Even though this is many more lines, I prefer it over
Martin> optparse/argparse: this code has only a single function call,
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Agreed. I have never completely wrapped my brain around optparse. Getopt I just remember.

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