Python Argparse Verbose Count #python

argparse_verbose_count.py

import argparse
import logging


def verbose_to_loglevel(verbose=0):
    loglevel = logging.WARNING
    if verbose == 1:
        loglevel = logging.INFO
    elif verbose >= 2:
        loglevel = logging.DEBUG
    return loglevel


# this is really useful like ['--verbose'] * verbose
# so you interpolate it into command list
# ['command', *(['--verbose'] * verbose)]
def loglevel_to_verbose(loglevel=logging.WARNING):
    if loglevel >= logging.WARNING:
        verbose = 0
    elif loglevel == logging.INFO:
        verbose = 1
    elif loglevel < logging.INFO:
        verbose = 2
    return verbose


def main():
    options_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    # this allows you to parse `-v`, `-vv`, `-v -v`
    options_parser.add_argument(
        '-v',
        '--verbose',
        help='Log Verbose Messages',
        action='count',
        default=0)
    options = options_parser.parse_args()
    logging.basicConfig(level=verbose_to_loglevel(options.verbose))


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()