cut-paste-code::argparse

argparse_cut_paste.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import argparse

"""Boilerplate code for using argparse.
Clone, configure, and copy to your script.

Usage: 

   python argparse_cut_paste.py a 80 b c
"""

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Argaprse boilerplate example')

############################## Optional arguments ##############################
# -j, --java <==> args.java==True
parser.add_argument('-j', '--java', action='store_true')

# Mutually exclusive group (Can't store black and white together)
group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
group.add_argument('--black', action='store_true')
group.add_argument('--white', action='store_true')

############################# Positional arguments #############################

# String argument
parser.add_argument('name', help='String argument')

# Integer argument
parser.add_argument('number', type=int, default=80, help='Integer argument')

# Multiple optinal string arguments
parser.add_argument('more_names', nargs='+', help='At least one string arguments')

args = parser.parse_args()
print args