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author | Mark Summerfield <list@qtrac.plus.com> | 2008-09-08 14:45:37 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Summerfield <list@qtrac.plus.com> | 2008-09-08 14:45:37 +0000 |
commit | ffde3cfcb181b83e7a43f3f3a10f08c64007b4ed (patch) | |
tree | edb2d338180a9ad14009ef79eb0cc90f4e8437f2 | |
parent | 3f5fda8c5071e81e67b3b34d485b9bb4f2c6de1d (diff) | |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/getopt.rst b/Doc/library/getopt.rst index 9277b96f2a..a666d0a1c6 100644 --- a/Doc/library/getopt.rst +++ b/Doc/library/getopt.rst @@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ This module helps scripts to parse the command line arguments in ``sys.argv``. It supports the same conventions as the Unix :cfunc:`getopt` function (including the special meanings of arguments of the form '``-``' and '``--``'). Long options similar to those supported by GNU software may be used as well via an -optional third argument. This module provides two functions and an +optional third argument. + +A more convenient, flexible, and powerful alternative is the +:mod:`optparse` module. + +This module provides two functions and an exception: diff --git a/Doc/library/optparse.rst b/Doc/library/optparse.rst index d74256d1d1..6ba02640e7 100644 --- a/Doc/library/optparse.rst +++ b/Doc/library/optparse.rst @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ``optparse`` is a more convenient, flexible, and powerful library for parsing -command-line options than ``getopt``. ``optparse`` uses a more declarative +command-line options than the old :mod:`getopt` module. ``optparse`` uses a more declarative style of command-line parsing: you create an instance of :class:`OptionParser`, populate it with options, and parse the command line. ``optparse`` allows users to specify options in the conventional GNU/POSIX syntax, and additionally |