Python Fancy Getopt Wrapper!
That’s right , this is the ultimate tool to help you handle those ***** command line arguments with style and grace. No more boring old `sys.argv` or `argparse`. With Python Fancy Getopt Wrapper, your scripts will look like they were written by a true master of the craft!
So how does it work? Well, let me show you an example:
# This script is a fancy tool to handle command line arguments with style and grace.
# It uses the argparse module to create a parser object and add arguments to it.
# Import necessary modules
import argparse
from getopt import GetoptError, LongOpt
# Define a main function to execute the script
def main():
# Create a parser object with a description
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='This is a fancy script with options!')
# Add arguments to the parser object
parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='The input file to process.', required=True)
parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help='The output directory for the results.')
# Parse the arguments and store them in the args variable
args = parser.parse_args()
# Do some fancy stuff with the arguments here!
# Check if the script is being executed directly
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Call the main function
main()
# Explanation:
# The script starts by importing the necessary modules, argparse and GetoptError from getopt.
# Then, a main function is defined to execute the script.
# Inside the main function, a parser object is created using the argparse module and a description is added to it.
# Two arguments are added to the parser object, one for the input file and one for the output directory.
# The arguments are then parsed and stored in the args variable.
# Finally, the main function is called if the script is being executed directly.
Hold on a second, let’s take a closer look at that `argparse` code. It looks pretty standard right? Well, what if I told you there was an easier way to do this using Python Fancy Getopt Wrapper?!
Here’s how it works:
# Import the necessary modules
import getopt # Import the getopt module for parsing command line arguments
import sys # Import the sys module for accessing command line arguments
from os import path # Import the path module from the os library for working with file paths
def main():
# Define the options and their arguments
long_options = ['file=', 'output='] # Define the long options for the script, specifying the arguments they require
try:
# Parse the command line arguments using GetoptError for error handling
opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "hf:", ["help", "file=", "output="]) # Use getopt to parse the command line arguments, specifying the short and long options
# Handle each option and its argument separately
for opt, arg in opts:
if opt == '-h' or opt == '--help': # Check if the help option is provided
print('Usage: python script.py [options]') # Print the usage instructions
print('Options:')
print('\t-f, --file <input_file> The input file to process.')
print('\t-o, --output <output_dir> The output directory for the results.')
sys.exit() # Exit the script
elif opt in ('-f', '--file'): # Check if the file option is provided
# Check if the argument is provided and handle any errors gracefully
if not arg:
print('Error: --file/-f option requires an input file!')
sys.exit(1) # Exit the script with an error code
else:
# Set the value of the 'input_file' variable based on the argument provided
input_file = path.abspath(arg) # Use the path module to get the absolute path of the input file
elif opt in ('-o', '--output'): # Check if the output option is provided
if not arg:
print('Error: --output/-o option requires an output directory!')
sys.exit(1) # Exit the script with an error code
else:
# Set the value of the 'output_dir' variable based on the argument provided
output_dir = path.abspath(arg) # Use the path module to get the absolute path of the output directory
# Do some fancy stuff with your arguments here!
except getopt.GetoptError as err: # Catch any errors that occur during parsing
print(str(err)) # Print the error message
sys.exit(2) # Exit the script with an error code
if __name__ == "__main__":
main() # Call the main function if the script is run directly
As you can see, Python Fancy Getopt Wrapper allows us to define our options and their arguments using a more natural syntax. We also get the added benefit of error handling with `GetoptError`.
With Python Fancy Getopt Wrapper, your scripts will look like they were written by a true master of the craft!