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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2008-10-11 00:49:57 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2008-10-11 00:49:57 (GMT)
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@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
-"""optparse - a powerful, extensible, and easy-to-use option parser.
+"""A powerful, extensible, and easy-to-use option parser.
By Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
-Originally distributed as Optik; see http://optik.sourceforge.net/ .
-
-If you have problems with this module, please do not file bugs,
-patches, or feature requests with Python; instead, use Optik's
-SourceForge project page:
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/optik
+Originally distributed as Optik.
For support, use the optik-users@lists.sourceforge.net mailing list
(http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/optik-users).
"""
-# Python developers: please do not make changes to this file, since
-# it is automatically generated from the Optik source code.
-
__version__ = "1.5.3"
__all__ = ['Option',
@@ -1263,9 +1255,19 @@ class OptionParser (OptionContainer):
self.usage = usage
def enable_interspersed_args(self):
+ """Set parsing to not stop on the first non-option, allowing
+ interspersing switches with command arguments. This is the
+ default behavior. See also disable_interspersed_args() and the
+ class documentation description of the attribute
+ allow_interspersed_args."""
self.allow_interspersed_args = True
def disable_interspersed_args(self):
+ """Set parsing to stop on the first non-option. Use this if
+ you have a command processor which runs another command that
+ has options of its own and you want to make sure these options
+ don't get confused.
+ """
self.allow_interspersed_args = False
def set_process_default_values(self, process):