Sep 15, 2011 · The documentation for the argparse python module, while excellent I'm sure, is too much for my tiny beginner brain to grasp right now. All I want to do is "If arg is A, do this, if B do that, if

What's the easiest, tersest, and most flexible method or library for parsing Python command line arguments?

I am trying to pass a list as an argument to a command line program. Is there an argparse option to pass a list as option? parser.add_argument('-l', '--list', type=list, acti...

Arguments that are dependent on other arguments with Argparse Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 6 years, 1 month ago Viewed 53k times

Jun 13, 2019 · 7 Yes, certainly argparse can be used to pass arguments both from command line and from code. For example:

May 27, 2021 · Use it. argparse does a ton of useful things, and if you just take one short example and don't explore any further, you'll misuse it. Asking to use argparse without "a lot of code" to learn from …

Oct 13, 2017 · Are there best practices or style guidelines for working with Python's argparse module? I work with argparse on a regular basis, and it quickly takes up a respectable number of lines to …

Aug 15, 2014 · I have a need in Python to create a list of arguments dynamically. I've created a script to demonstrate this, named args.py, shown below: #!/usr/bin/python import argparse parser = argparse.

Jun 15, 2018 · python argument with or without value, specified or not Asked 7 years, 8 months ago Modified 4 years, 10 months ago Viewed 9k times

Feb 29, 2012 · Conditional command line arguments in Python using argparse Asked 13 years, 11 months ago Modified 3 years, 5 months ago Viewed 41k times