python getopt functionality

[M.N.A.Smadi]

hi;

I have a perl script that I need to port to python. The script takes
input from the command line. Is there a standard way of processing
command line arguments based on the -flag preceeding the argument?

thanks
moe smadi

[Michael]

Re: python getopt functionality

M.N.A.Smadi wrote:
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> I have a perl script that I need to port to python. The script takes
> input from the command line. Is there a standard way of processing
> command line arguments based on the -flag preceeding the argument?[/color]

Yes.

# pydoc getopt
Help on module getopt:

NAME
getopt - Parser for command line options.

FILE
/usr/lib/python2.4/getopt.py

MODULE DOCS

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-getopt.html

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Michael