On 2017-04-13, Jason Friedman wrote: >> I have this code which I got from https://www.tutorialspoint. >> com/python/python_command_line_arguments.htm The example works fine but >> when I modify it to what I need, it only half works. The problem is the >> try/except. If you don't specify an input/output, they are blank at the end >> but it shouldn't be. >> >> import getopt >> import sys > > I am guessing you are wanting to parse command-line arguments rather than > particularly wanting to use the getopt module. > If I am correct you might want to spend your time instead learning the > argparse module: > https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html > https://docs.python.org/3/howto/argparse.html
He should switch to argparse in any case because getopt is no longer supported and does only receive bugfixes. Bernd -- Die Antisemiten vergeben es den Juden nicht, dass die Juden ‘Geist’ haben – und Geld. Die Antisemiten – ein Name der ‘Schlechtweggekommenenen’ [Friedrich Nietzsche] -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list