Re: [Python-Dev] Hotshot

>> How would optparse be better than getopt, especially for simple use >> such as this? Guido> Optparse is *always* better than getopt, once you're used to it. Guido> Even for a single option it's usually fewer lines of code. Is this a pronouncement? A quick grep suggests that so far only Tools/scripts/diff.py uses optparse. I converted the script to use optparse. It will take some getting used to (just like getopt did). So, is this (hotshotmain.py) a useful standalone script? Given that hotshot is a package instead of a module I don't think it's possible to just tack a main() on to an existing module. Skip