Multiplication Table Generator

multiplication.py

import argparse

"""
Creates multiplication tables
"""


def get_arguments():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter,
        description="%(prog)s is a tool for generating a \
      multiplication table for a provided number, along with \
      a multiple."
    )
    parser.add_argument('base_num',
                        help='Number to create multiplication table for',
                        type=float)
    parser.add_argument('multiple',
                        help='Up to which multiple',
                        type=int)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args.base_num, args.multiple


def multi_table(base_num, multiple):
    for i in range(1, multiple+1):
        print(f'{base_num} x {i} = {base_num*i}')


if __name__ == '__main__':
    base_num, multiple = get_arguments()
    multi_table(base_num, multiple)