[Python-Dev] Hotshot

[Skip Montanaro]

    >> 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.

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