getopt — Easy Examples

C-style command-line option parsing

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Getting started with getopt

Basic import and usage of the getopt module.

python
import getopt

print(f"Module: getopt")
print(f"Contents: {dir(getopt)[:10]}")

The getopt module is part of Python's standard library. C-style command-line option parsing.

Common getopt operations

Frequently used functions from the getopt module.

python
# More getopt examples
import getopt

print(f"getopt module loaded successfully")
print(f"Location: {getopt.__name__}")
print(f"Has {len(dir(getopt))} attributes")

These are the most commonly used features of the getopt module.

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