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"""Example of how to use argparse lib properly."""

# Author: James Campbell

# Date: 2016-06-09

# Date Updated: 3 July 2019

# What: Example of how to use argparse moduel properly (Python3)

import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(

description="Example on how to use argparse", prog="argparse example"

)

parser.add_argument("-a", action="store_false", default=None, help="Turn A off")

parser.add_argument("+a", action="store_true", default=None, help="Turn A on")

parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version="VERSION 2.0")

parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store_true", help="verbose flag")

args = parser.parse_args()

if args.verbose:

print("~ Very Verbose!")

else:

print("~ Not verbose")