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-:mod:`optparse` --- More powerful command line option parser
-============================================================
+:mod:`optparse` --- Parser for command line options
+===================================================
.. module:: optparse
- :synopsis: More convenient, flexible, and powerful command-line parsing library.
+ :synopsis: Command-line option parsing library.
+ :deprecated:
.. moduleauthor:: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
.. sectionauthor:: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
+**Source code:** :source:`Lib/optparse.py`
+
+--------------
+
+.. deprecated:: 2.7
+ The :mod:`optparse` module is deprecated and will not be developed further;
+ development will continue with the :mod:`argparse` module.
:mod:`optparse` is a more convenient, flexible, and powerful library for parsing
command-line options than the old :mod:`getopt` module. :mod:`optparse` uses a