[Tutor] optparse.OptionParser options in alphabetical order in help display

[rail shafigulin]

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info>wrote:

> On 19/12/12 07:39, rail shafigulin wrote:
>
>  I currently have it done this way. It just seems a bit odd that I have to
>> arrange it manually.
>>
>
> What's so special about alphabetical order? Wouldn't it make more sense for
> related options to be kept together?
>
> E.g.:
>
> Usage: make_sandwich [OPTIONS]
>
>   --bread KIND              white, multigrain, rye, black, sourdough or
> wholemeal.
>   --style "light"|"dark"    Defaults to "light" if not given. Ignored
> unless bread=rye.
>   --meat KIND               chicken, ham, turkey, pastrami, salami, spam
> or beef
>
> rather than:
>
>   --bread KIND              white, multigrain, rye, black, sourdough or
> wholemeal.
>   --meat KIND               chicken, ham, turkey, pastrami, salami, spam
> or beef
>   --style "light"|"dark"    Defaults to "light" if not given. Ignored
> unless bread=rye.
>
>
> Obviously with only three options it doesn't make much difference, but
> suppose
> you had two dozen options. Alphabetical order means that related options
> will be
> scattered all over the place.
>
>
>
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> Steven
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There is nothing special about alphabetical order. You are right, it is
better to arrange related options together. For my script, I don't have
related options and simply want to arrange them in alphabetical order.
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