Python sys.argv Problem - Python

Xin

I know theres problem a simple answer but i cant figure it out.

Basic im passing a string using the following code

import sys

print sys.argv[1]

But the sys.argv[1] that is printed has a "-" before it, so it doesnt work with what im doing with it, which is using it in the urllib

chroniccommand

said:

I know theres problem a simple answer but i cant figure it out.

Basic im passing a string using the following code

import sys

print sys.argv[1]

But the sys.argv[1] that is printed has a "-" before it, so it doesnt work with what im doing with it, which is using it in the urllib

A better approach would be using optparser or argparse. Personally I prefer optparser. It allows you to make scripts that have arguments like


python script&#46;py -i 127&#46;0&#46;0&#46;1

Etc. Check it out here
http://docs.python.org/library/optparse.html

sangf

there shouldn't be '-' before afaik, for example with: script.py hello as your example code, it should print 'hello'. this is the case for me. you could always just parse it away but find out why it's there first :P

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