* Bob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> I'd like to setup command line switches that are dependent on other
> switches, similar to what rpm does listed below. From the grammar below
> we see that the "query-options" are dependent on the query switch,
> {-q|--query}. Can "optparse" do this or do I have to code my own
> "thing"? Thanks.
After you pull your options and arguments from optparse, just check for
them, eg:
parser = optparse.OptionParser()
...
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
if (option.q and not option.p):
parser.error("you must use p to use q")
The meaning of -b doesn't change when it follows -a, but if you want
that, it is doable by extending optparse. There is even an example in
the very good "extending optik"[1] documentation available off the
sf.net site:
http://optik.sourceforge.net/
regards,
mike
[1]: optparse is also known as optik
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