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A Python module for implementing command-line interfaces

Python argparse custom actions with additional arguments passed

import argparse class customAction(argparse.Action): def __call__(self, parser, args, values, option_string=None): setattr(args, self.dest, values) …

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Custom tab completion in python argparse

How to get shell tab completion cooperating with argparse in a Python script? #!/usr/bin/env python import argparse def …

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argparse "compulsory" optional arguments

Python's argparse module has what are called 'optional' arguments. All arguments whose name starts with - or -- are optional …

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Verbose level with argparse and multiple -v options

I'd like to be able to specify different verbose level, by adding more -v options to the command line. For …

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Python's argparse to show program's version with prog and version string formatting

What's the preferred way of specifying program name and version info within argparse? __version_info__ = ('2013','03','14…

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How do I parse a date as an argument with argparse?

Im trying to write a python program that I will run at the command line. I'd like the program to …

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Python argument parser list of list or tuple of tuples

I'm trying to use argument parser to parse a 3D coordinate so I can use --cord 1,2,3 2,4,6 3,6,9 and get ((1,2,3),(2,4,6),(3,6,9)) My attempt …

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Using argparse with function that takes **kwargs argument

I'm using argparse to take input and pass it to a function that takes as arguments two variables and **kwargs. …

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How to make an optional value for argument using argparse?

I am creating a python script where I want to have an argument that manipulates how many search results you …

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argparse module not working in Python

I'm trying to get the argparse module working in Python. My problem is that on a fresh install, I get …

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