[Python-ideas] Options parsing in the Tornado Web Server

[Eric Smith]

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Anyone wanting to replace/compete with optparse (particularly with goals
> for latter standard library inclusion) would do well to better
> articulate what they don't like about optparse though. I acknowledge
> that using optparse the first couple of times can have something of a
> learning curve, but that's because it is rather powerful.

Note that argparse does provide that justification:
http://argparse.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/doc/argparse-vs-optparse.html

In particular:
http://argparse.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/doc/argparse-vs-optparse.html#upgrading-optparse-code
has a short blurb on why Steven didn't just extend optparse. He tried 
to, but decided it was easier if he didn't.

Eric.