Today is a great day to learn about #Python's `argparse` module!
The argparse module makes it easy to write user-friendly command-line interfaces.
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The argparse module makes it easy to write user-friendly command-line interfaces.
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Here is an example of creating an argument parser with no arguments.
Why would you do that? Well, to find out what `argparse` gives you out of the box ๐ฆ!
You can see here that `argparse` gives you some help text and prints out your provided description
Why would you do that? Well, to find out what `argparse` gives you out of the box ๐ฆ!
You can see here that `argparse` gives you some help text and prints out your provided description
A common coding pattern for argument parsing is to put the argument parsing code into its own function or method and then return the parsed args.
Here's an example:
Here's an example:
Let's add some arguments to our argument parser! In this example, you add one required argument and two optional arguments.
One of the optional arguments shows you how to apply a default value while the other only accepts integers
One of the optional arguments shows you how to apply a default value while the other only accepts integers
You can use short argument flags or long argument flags with #Python's `argparse` module ๐๐ฅ
This thread only scratches the surface of what you can do with Python's `argparse` module.
Check out the docs for lots more detail:
docs.python.org
Check out the docs for lots more detail:
docs.python.org
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