An example of a switch argument in Python

switch_arg.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=True, description="A switch argument in Python")

parser.add_argument('-s',
    '--switch',
    help="The switch",
    action='store_true',
    required=False,
    default=False)

print(parser.parse_args())