ArgHandle v2.6.1
A simple, lightweight alternative to argparse. No confusion, no boilerplate, just clean argument handling for your CLI tools.
Built because argparse is overkill for most scripts. ArgHandle gives you exactly what you need: register args, match them, print help/version, done.
Installation
pip install arghandle==2.6.1
Quick Start
from arghandle import ArgHandle
cli = ArgHandle("YourProgramName", "v0.0.0") # Replace v0.0.0 with program version
# cli.ProgramName("mytool") <- This replaces the program name to mytool
# cli.Version("v1.0.0") <- This replaces the version number to v1.0.0
# cli.CustomVersionMsg("mytool, custom message") <- Overrides the --version/-v output entirely
cli.RegisterArg(["--output", "-o"], StrictIndex=1, StrictIndex_ExitOnError=True, HelpMsg="Output file")
cli.RegisterArg(["--input", "-i"], VarIndex=2, HelpMsg="Input file")
cli.PrintOnNoArgs("No arguments provided. Use --help or -h for usage.")
cli.HandleBasic()
if cli.input:
print(f"Input: {cli.input}")
Running mytool --help prints:
mytool v0.0.0 --help called:
[--help, -h]: Print this help message and exit.
[--output, -o]: Output file
[--input, -i]: Input file
Running mytool --version prints:
mytool v0.0.0
Documentation
ArgHandle documentation is availiable at Documentation.
Real World Example
ArgHandle was built as part of AutoBuild, a Make-like build system with its own .abuild syntax. Check it out to see ArgHandle in action in a real project.
License
GPLv3, see LICENSE for details.
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