examples/python/arguments.py
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--name') # optional named parameter that requires a value
parser.add_argument('--name', help="Some description")
parser.add_argument('--max', help='max number of somthing', type=int) # check and convert to integer
parser.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true') # "flag" no value is expected
parser.add_argument('--color', '-c') # short name also accepted
#parser.add_argument('files', action='append', required=False)
parser.add_argument('files', help="filenames(s)") # a required positional argument
parser.add_argument('files', nargs="*") # 0 or more positional
parser.add_argument('files', nargs="+") # 1 or more positional
args = parser.parse_args()
print(args.name)
print(args.files)
python arguments.py
python arguments.py -h
