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Debian Linux Squeeze 6.0: Install Python v2.6/2.5 Argparse Module

March 19, 2013March 19, 2013in Debian / Ubuntu, Python, Troubleshooting last updated March 19, 2013

I would like to use argparse module for Python 2.6 under Debian Linux. However, the code is not working. How do I install and use argparse Python module under Debian Linux 6.x for Python version 2.5 or 2.6?

Python Command Line Arguments Examples

March 13, 2013March 7, 2016in Linux, Python, UNIX last updated March 7, 2016

I am a new Python programming user. I am working on user-friendly command-line interfaces, and I want to pass input via the shell args as follows:

./myscript.py filename ./myscript.py in.file output.file ./myscript.py -i in.file -o output.file

How do I pass and parse command-line options and arguments using Python under Unix like operating systems?