chibi-argsparser 1.2.0

wrapper for argsparser to make more human the definition of the parser

chibi_argsparser

wrapper for ArgumentParser to make more human the definition of the parser

• Free software: WTFPL

• Documentation: https://chibi-argsparser.readthedocs.io.

Chibi_argparser vs ArgumentParser

Chibi_argparser

from chibi_argsparser import Chibi_args

parser = Chibi_args( "small example for ArgumentParser" )
parser.log_level.params = [ '--log_level' ]
parser.log_level.help = "level of logger"
parser.log_level.default = "INFO"

parser.command.set_as_subparser()
parser.command.help = "sub-comamnd help"

parser.command.list.help = "list the backups"
parser.command.backup.help = "do a backups"

parser.command.backup.block.params = [ "-b", '--block' ]
parser.command.backup.block.help = "block"
parser.command.backup.block.kind = Chibi_path
parser.command.backup.block.required = True

parser.command.profile.set_as_subparser()
parser.command.profile.dest = "profile_command"

parser.command.profile.backup
parser.command.profile.list
parser.command.profile.restore

ArgumentParser

from chibi_argsparser import Chibi_args
from argparse import ArgumentParser

parser_argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="small example for ArgumentParser" )

parser_argparser.add_argument(
        "--log_level", dest="log_level", default="INFO",
        help="level of logger", )

sub_parsers = parser.add_subparsers(
        dest='command', help='sub-command help' )
parser_list = sub_parsers.add_parser( 'list', help='list the backups', )
parser_backup = sub_parsers.add_parser( 'backup', help='do a backup', )

parser_backup.add_argument(
        '--block', '-b', required=True, type=Chibi_path, help='block' )

profile_parser = sub_parsers.add_subparsers(
        dest='profile_command', help='', )

profile_parser.add_argument(
        '--block', '-b', required=True, type=Chibi_path, help='block' )

parser_backup = sub_parsers.add_parser( 'backup', )
parser_list = sub_parsers.add_parser( 'list', )
parser_list = sub_parsers.add_parser( 'restore', )

results

from chibi_argsparser import Chibi_args
from argparse import ArgumentParser

params = [
        "profile", '--block', '/dev/sda', 'backup', '--other', '--home' ]

# parser Chibi_args
result = parser( params )
# parse ArgumentParser
result_argparser = parser_arg_parser.parse_args( params )

assert result.command.list == False
assert result.command.profile == True
assert result.command.backup == False

assert result_2.command == "profile"
assert result.log_level == result_2.log_level
assert result.block == result_2.block

assert result.profile_command.list == False
assert result.profile_command.restore == False
assert result.profile_command.backup == True
assert result_2.profile_command == "backup"

assert result.home == result_2.home
assert result.other == result_2.other

assert result == {
        'block': '/dev/sda',
        'command': {'backup': False, 'list': False, 'profile': True},
        'home': True,
        'log_level': 'INFO',
        'other': False,
        'profile_command': {'backup': True, 'list': False, 'restore': False}
}

assert result_argparser == {
        'block': '/dev/sda',
        'command': 'profile',
        'home': True,
        'log_level': 'INFO',
        'other': False,
        'profile_command': 'backup'
}

History

1.2.0 ( 2026-05-15 )

• se agrego nargs a los argumentos

1.1.1 ( 2026-04-26 )

• se agrego el parametro de –log_level al parser en common

1.1.0 ( 2026-03-28 )

• se agrego la clase common en los chibi args con el argumento de log_level

1.0.1 ( 2026-03-27 )

• se agrega dependencia chibi_atlas a setup.py

1.0.0 ( 2026-03-27 )

• se agrega clase Chibi_args y Chibi_arguments ambos siendo hijos de chibi_atlas

• se agrego ejemplo de compatibilidad con ArgumentParser en readme

• prueba unitaria de compatibilidad

0.0.1 ( 2026-03-26 )

• First release on PyPI.