[Python-Dev] RE: Option Parsing Libraries (original) (raw)

Greg Ewing greg@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:39:35 +1300 (NZDT)

Mark McEahern <marklists@mceahern.com>:

raising an error if a required option is missing. I guess it's not really an option, then, is it?

Maybe it should be called an argument parser instead of an option parser.

Although "Argik" doesn't have quite the same ring to it. :-(

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