Superseded Modules
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The modules described in this chapter are deprecated and only kept for
backwards compatibility. They have been superseded by other modules.

* "optparse" — Parser for command line options

  * Background

    * Terminology

    * What are options for?

    * What are positional arguments for?

  * Tutorial

    * Understanding option actions

    * The store action

    * Handling boolean (flag) options

    * Other actions

    * Default values

    * Generating help

      * Grouping Options

    * Printing a version string

    * How "optparse" handles errors

    * Putting it all together

  * Reference Guide

    * Creating the parser

    * Populating the parser

    * Defining options

    * Option attributes

    * Standard option actions

    * Standard option types

    * Parsing arguments

    * Querying and manipulating your option parser

    * Conflicts between options

    * Cleanup

    * Other methods

  * Option Callbacks

    * Defining a callback option

    * How callbacks are called

    * Raising errors in a callback

    * Callback example 1: trivial callback

    * Callback example 2: check option order

    * Callback example 3: check option order (generalized)

    * Callback example 4: check arbitrary condition

    * Callback example 5: fixed arguments

    * Callback example 6: variable arguments

  * Extending "optparse"

    * Adding new types

    * Adding new actions

* "imp" — Access the *import* internals

  * Examples
