[Python-Dev] Re: Adding Optik to the standard library

[Greg Ward]

On 30 May 2002, Guido van Rossum said:
> getopt-as-package is definitely out.  I'll leave it to Greg what to
> make of the remaining two alternatives (options or OptionParser).

I strongly prefer OptionParser, because that's the main class; it's the
one that's always used (ie. directly instantiated).  There are always
instances of Option, OptionValues, and the various exception classes
floating around -- but most Optik applications don't have to import
those names directly.

So in spite of David G.'s -1 on OptionParser, that's what I'm going
with...

        Greg
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