argparse_types

Special argparse types

How to install

pip install argparse-types

description

Additional types to use with argparse

how to use

Import argparse_types pass the argparse_types."type" to the type keyword in argparse.add_argument. Remember to pass not to call.

example.py

import argparse

import argparse_types


parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("-n", dest="number", type=argparse_types.pos_int)
args = parser.parse_args()
print(args.number)

python3 example.py -n 34

34

python3 example.py -n -34

example.py: error: argument -n: -34 is an invalid positive int value

types

• pos_int - Positive int value not including 0
• neg_int - Negative int value not including 0
• zero_int - Zero int value
• pos_float - Positive float value not including 0
• neg_float - Negative float value not including 0
• zero_float - Zero float value
• int_float - Any int or float value
• bool_none - True, False, None value
• ip4 - ip address 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 not including port