[Python-Dev] getopt helper?

[Fredrik Lundh]

> I personally liked the idea of getoptex() best, except I would call it 
> getopt_or_die().  If the usage message is omitted it can synthesize
> one from the (short and long) options arguments and sys.argv[0] (the
> latter being a bit controversial, but it's just a default).
> 
> Hmm...  Perhaps getopt_or_die() shouldn't take the args argument but
> extract sys.argv[1:] itself?

sounds reasonable.  what are you waiting for ;-)

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