argparse.ArgumentParser

class argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=None, usage=None, description=None, epilog=None, parents=[], formatter_class=argparse.HelpFormatter, prefix_chars='-', fromfile_prefix_chars=None, argument_default=None, conflict_handler='error', add_help=True, allow_abbrev=True)

Create a new ArgumentParser object. All parameters should be passed as keyword arguments. Each parameter has its own more detailed description below, but in short they are:

• prog - The name of the program (default: sys.argv[0])
• usage - The string describing the program usage (default: generated from arguments added to parser)
• description - Text to display before the argument help (default: none)
• epilog - Text to display after the argument help (default: none)
• parents - A list of ArgumentParser objects whose arguments should also be included
• formatter_class - A class for customizing the help output
• prefix_chars - The set of characters that prefix optional arguments (default: ‘-‘)
• fromfile_prefix_chars - The set of characters that prefix files from which additional arguments should be read (default: None)
• argument_default - The global default value for arguments (default: None)
• conflict_handler - The strategy for resolving conflicting optionals (usually unnecessary)
• add_help - Add a -h/–help option to the parser (default: True)
• allow_abbrev - Allows long options to be abbreviated if the abbreviation is unambiguous. (default: True)