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Name: argh
Version: 0.26.2
Summary: An unobtrusive argparse wrapper with natural syntax
Home-page: http://github.com/neithere/argh/
Author: Andrey Mikhaylenko
Author-email: neithere@gmail.com
License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Version 3
Description: Argh: The Natural CLI
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        Building a command-line interface?  Found yourself uttering "argh!" while
        struggling with the API of `argparse`?  Don't like the complexity but need
        the power?
        
        .. epigraph::
        
            Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.
        
            -- Albert Einstein (probably)
        
        `Argh` is a smart wrapper for `argparse`.  `Argparse` is a very powerful tool;
        `Argh` just makes it easy to use.
        
        In a nutshell
        -------------
        
        `Argh`-powered applications are *simple* but *flexible*:
        
        :Modular:
            Declaration of commands can be decoupled from assembling and dispatching;
        
        :Pythonic:
            Commands are declared naturally, no complex API calls in most cases;
        
        :Reusable:
            Commands are plain functions, can be used directly outside of CLI context;
        
        :Layered:
            The complexity of code raises with requirements;
        
        :Transparent:
            The full power of argparse is available whenever needed;
        
        :Namespaced:
            Nested commands are a piece of cake, no messing with subparsers (though
            they are of course used under the hood);
        
        :Term-Friendly:
            Command output is processed with respect to stream encoding;
        
        :Unobtrusive:
            `Argh` can dispatch a subset of pure-`argparse` code, and pure-`argparse`
            code can update and dispatch a parser assembled with `Argh`;
        
        :DRY:
            The amount of boilerplate code is minimal; among other things, `Argh` will:
        
            * infer command name from function name;
            * infer arguments from function signature;
            * infer argument type from the default value;
            * infer argument action from the default value (for booleans);
            * add an alias root command ``help`` for the ``--help`` argument.
        
        :NIH free:
            `Argh` supports *completion*, *progress bars* and everything else by being
            friendly to excellent 3rd-party libraries.  No need to reinvent the wheel.
        
        Sounds good?  Check the tutorial!
        
        Relation to argparse
        --------------------
        
        `Argh` is fully compatible with `argparse`.  You can mix `Argh`-agnostic and
        `Argh`-aware code.  Just keep in mind that the dispatcher does some extra work
        that a custom dispatcher may not do.
        
        Installation
        ------------
        
        Using pip::
        
            $ pip install argh
        
        Arch Linux (AUR)::
        
            $ yaourt python-argh
        
        Examples
        --------
        
        A very simple application with one command:
        
        .. code-block:: python
        
            import argh
        
            def main():
                return 'Hello world'
        
            argh.dispatch_command(main)
        
        Run it:
        
        .. code-block:: bash
        
            $ ./app.py
            Hello world
        
        A potentially modular application with multiple commands:
        
        .. code-block:: python
        
            import argh
        
            # declaring:
        
            def echo(text):
                "Returns given word as is."
                return text
        
            def greet(name, greeting='Hello'):
                "Greets the user with given name. The greeting is customizable."
                return greeting + ', ' + name
        
            # assembling:
        
            parser = argh.ArghParser()
            parser.add_commands([echo, greet])
        
            # dispatching:
        
            if __name__ == '__main__':
                parser.dispatch()
        
        Of course it works:
        
        .. code-block:: bash
        
            $ ./app.py greet Andy
            Hello, Andy
        
            $ ./app.py greet Andy -g Arrrgh
            Arrrgh, Andy
        
        Here's the auto-generated help for this application (note how the docstrings
        are reused)::
        
            $ ./app.py help
        
            usage: app.py {echo,greet} ...
        
            positional arguments:
                echo        Returns given word as is.
                greet       Greets the user with given name. The greeting is customizable.
        
        ...and for a specific command (an ordinary function signature is converted
        to CLI arguments)::
        
            $ ./app.py help greet
        
            usage: app.py greet [-g GREETING] name
        
            Greets the user with given name. The greeting is customizable.
        
            positional arguments:
              name
        
            optional arguments:
              -g GREETING, --greeting GREETING   'Hello'
        
        (The help messages have been simplified a bit for brevity.)
        
        `Argh` easily maps plain Python functions to CLI.  Sometimes this is not
        enough; in these cases the powerful API of `argparse` is also available:
        
        .. code-block:: python
        
            @arg('text', default='hello world', nargs='+', help='The message')
            def echo(text):
                print text
        
        The approaches can be safely combined even up to this level:
        
        .. code-block:: python
        
            # adding help to `foo` which is in the function signature:
            @arg('foo', help='blah')
            # these are not in the signature so they go to **kwargs:
            @arg('baz')
            @arg('-q', '--quux')
            # the function itself:
            def cmd(foo, bar=1, *args, **kwargs):
                yield foo
                yield bar
                yield ', '.join(args)
                yield kwargs['baz']
                yield kwargs['quux']
        
        Links
        -----
        
        * `Project home page`_ (GitHub)
        * `Documentation`_ (Read the Docs)
        * `Package distribution`_ (PyPI)
        * Questions, requests, bug reports, etc.:
        
          * `Issue tracker`_ (GitHub)
          * `Mailing list`_ (subscribe to get important announcements)
          * Direct e-mail (neithere at gmail com)
        
        .. _project home page: http://github.com/neithere/argh/
        .. _documentation: http://argh.readthedocs.org
        .. _package distribution: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/argh
        .. _issue tracker: http://github.com/neithere/argh/issues/
        .. _mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/argh-users
        
        Author
        ------
        
        Developed by Andrey Mikhaylenko since 2010.
        
        See file `AUTHORS` for a complete list of contributors to this library.
        
        Support
        -------
        
        The fastest way to improve this project is to submit tested and documented
        patches or detailed bug reports.
        
        Otherwise you can "flattr" me: |FlattrLink|_
        
        .. _FlattrLink: https://flattr.com/submit/auto?user_id=neithere&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpypi.python.org%2Fpypi%2Fargh
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        Licensing
        ---------
        
        Argh is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
        by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
        (at your option) any later version.
        
        Argh is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
        GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
        
        You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
        along with Argh.  If not, see <http://gnu.org/licenses/>.
        
Keywords: cli command line argparse optparse argument option
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Information Technology
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: User Interfaces
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
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