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argparse with optional positionals for k_smooth
#!/usr/bin/env python
import argparse
def main():
description = "example: ./argparse.py [--foo arg] [arg1 arg2]"
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
parser.add_argument("arg1", nargs="?", help="Argument 1")
parser.add_argument("arg2", nargs="?", help="Argument 2")
parser.add_argument("-f", "--foo", required=False, help="foo argument")
args = parser.parse_args()
if args.arg1 and args.arg2 and not args.foo:
print "arg1: %s arg2: %s" % (args.arg1, args.arg2)
elif args.foo and not args.arg1 and not args.arg2:
print "foo: %s" % args.foo
else:
print "Fix yourself."
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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