argflow 1.0.4

The easier and "faster" alternative to argparse.

Argflow

Argflow is a fast, lightweight, and modular argument parser for Python. It is designed as a simpler alternative to argparse, ideal for small to medium CLI scripts.

Features

• Minimal and easy-to-use API
• Positional and optional arguments (key=value)
• Multiple commands support (allow_multiple=True)
• Modular callbacks for each argument
• Extremely fast parsing (~200 lines of code)

Argflow vs Argparse

Note: argparse has more features, so its execution time is naturally higher.

Benchmark for a single argument:

Parser	Parse Time
argparse	0.009876 s
argflow	0.000215 s

• Argflow is ~98% faster than argparse for parsing.
• Demonstrates how a compact library can create powerful and fast CLIs.

Reliability

• Argflow is relatively new and still in active development.
• Suitable for personal projects and experiments, but use with caution in critical production environments.

Example Usage

from argflow import argflow

af = argflow()

def hello(name):
    print(f"Hello, {name}!")

af.new_argument("hello", hello)
af.parse()

Command line:

python script.py --hello Alice
# Output: Hello, Alice!

License

MIT License – free to use, modify, and distribute.