YAPOP (Yet Another Python Option Parser)

getopt.py

def getopt(wat,default=None):
    """
      getopt("flag") returns a bool
      getopt("flag","default value") returns the next item in the argument list
      
      Examples:
        when calling "script -f filename":
          getopt("-f","defaultname") would return "filename"
          getopt("-v") would return False
        when calling "script -v":
          getopt("-f","defaultname") would return "defaultname"
          getopt("-v") would return True
    """
    if wat in sys.argv:
        index = sys.argv.index(wat)
        del sys.argv[index]
        if default != None:
            field = sys.argv[index]
            del sys.argv[index]
            return field
        else:
            return True
    else:
        if default != None:
            return default
        return False