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Simple example of using the Python argparse module
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| #!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
| """Tests/examples for the argparse module. | |
| Run "python3 argparsetest.py -h" for help. | |
| """ | |
| from argparse import ArgumentParser | |
| def main(): | |
| """Main function.""" | |
| ap = ArgumentParser( | |
| description='Test argument parsing', | |
| epilog='Prints the results of argument parsing.' | |
| ) | |
| ap.add_argument( | |
| '--version', | |
| action='version', version='%(prog)s 1.0' | |
| ) | |
| ap.add_argument( | |
| '-v', '--verbose', | |
| action='count', default=0, | |
| help='increase verbosity' | |
| ) | |
| ap.add_argument( | |
| 'arg', nargs='*', | |
| help='command parameters' | |
| ) | |
| args = ap.parse_args() | |
| print(vars(args)) | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| main() |
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