blanks embedded in python 2.3 optparse

[pascal barbedor]

Hi

is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
(C:\Python23\Do c\lib\module-optparse.html)


for instance
prog --name=mr jones


and have "mister jones" as a single entry for name ?

reading the docs I see nothing about that.

the only thing is the nargs to pass nargs at a time, but here you can't tell
in advance how many words in the name there is

thanks

[Karl Scalet]

Re: blanks embedded in python 2.3 optparse

pascal barbedor schrieb:[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
> (C:\Python23\Do c\lib\module-optparse.html)
>
>
> for instance
> prog --name=mr jones
>[/color]

you need to quote the name like
prog --name="mr jones"

That should work

Karl

[pascal barbedor]

Re: blanks embedded in python 2.3 optparse

[color=blue]
> you need to quote the name like
> prog --name="mr jones"
>
> That should work
>
> Karl
>[/color]


it works thanks

[Nagy László Zsolt]

Re: blanks embedded in python 2.3 optparse

>[color=blue]
>
>is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
>(C:\Python23\D oc\lib\module-optparse.html)
>
>
>for instance
>prog --name=mr jones
>
>
>and have "mister jones" as a single entry for name ?
>
>reading the docs I see nothing about that.
>
>the only thing is the nargs to pass nargs at a time, but here you can't tell
>in advance how many words in the name there is
>
>[/color]

For Unix and windows:

prog --name="mr jones"

For unices, this should work too:

prog --name=mr\ jones

Know nothing about macs and others.

Laci