10 Second User Guide

Use it like this:

import optparse_wargs as optparse
...

parser = optparse.OptionParserWithArgs(...)

...
parser.add_argument('dbname', 'The database name to work on.')
parser.add_argument('dumpfile', 'The dump file to work on.')

opts = parser.parse_args()

# Use opts.dbname, opts.dumpfile, ...

Notes

• The parse_args() function does not return the arguments anymore, they are stored on the options object.
• Collisions between option attribute names and argument names are detected. Specifying an incorrect number of arguments will fail automatically.
• The generated usage help now includes the documentation for the arguments.
• When you add an argument, you can specify how many of the arguments to consume. Using -1 will store all the remaining arguments in the destination.

To Do

• We need to submit this to Optik.
• Write tests.
• Actions would be convenient for arguments as well.