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]

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?

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
[ ... snip ... ]


Michael