Am 05.01.2012 09:05, schrieb ru...@yahoo.com:
I have optparse code that parses a command line containing
intermixed positional and optional arguments, where the optional
arguments set the context for the following positional arguments.
For example,
myprogram.py arg1 -c33 arg2 arg3 -c44 arg4
'arg1' is processed in a default context, 'args2' and 'arg3' in
context '33', and 'arg4' in context '44'.
Question: How would you e.g. pass the string "-c33" as first argument,
i.e. to be parsed in the default context?
The point is that you separate the parameters in a way that makes it
possible to parse them in a way that works 100%, not just a way that
works in 99% of all cases. For that reason, many commandline tools
accept "--" as separator, so that "cp -- -r -x" will copy the file "-r"
to the folder "-x". In that light, I would consider restructuring your
commandline.
I am trying to do the same using argparse but it appears to be
not doable in a documented way.
As already hinted at, I don't think this is possible and that that is so
by design.
Sorry..
Uli
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