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Using mutually exclusive options with argparse
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | |
from __future__ import print_function | |
import argparse | |
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser("my_app") | |
ini_level_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group() | |
ini_level_group.add_argument("--system", dest="ini_level", action="store_const", const="system", | |
help="Get or set application level configuration") | |
ini_level_group.add_argument("--global", dest="ini_level", action="store_const", const="global", | |
help="Get or set user level configuration") | |
ini_level_group.add_argument("--local", dest="ini_level", action="store_const", const="local", | |
help="Get or set project level configuration") | |
parser.set_defaults(ini_level="local") | |
args = parser.parse_args(["--system"]) | |
print(args) | |
# Namespace(ini_level='system') | |
args = parser.parse_args(["--system", "--global"]) | |
# usage: my_app [-h] [--system | --global | --local] | |
# my_app: error: argument --global: not allowed with argument --system |
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