Parameters parsing for python applications

command line arguments is a standard and one of the most common ways to pass parameters to a python script. There exist a list of python libraries that help with that task. Here I am going to list some of them. argparse --------------------------- The default choice for the python developer. The module is included in python standard library and comes together with any python distribution. Example of usage: .. code-block:: #!...

April 21, 2020 · SergeM

Comparison of click-based config parsers for python

Problem There is click module that allows you to create comman dline interfaces for your python scripts. The advantages of click are nice syntax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 import click @click.command() @click.option('--count', default=1, help='Number of greetings.') @click.option('--name', prompt='Your name', help='The person to greet.') def hello(count, name): """Simple program that greets NAME for a total of COUNT times.""" for x in range(count): click....

June 6, 2018 · SergeM