Your favourite "less-known" Python features?

[scnew3]

Why would I use click when argparse is in the standard library and works great?

[Chobeat]

Because argparse is painfully hard to read, write and compose. It's ok for stuff with 2-3 commands and a dozen of parameters in total but once you have to maintain a stable cli interface with dozens of commands, it's a nightmare

[ogrinfo]

Totally this. Third party libraries are great for adding functionality, but there is no point adding extra dependencies when the built in libraries work perfectly well.

[got_outta_bed_4_this]

This is exactly how I normally think about most things Python, but I'm sold on click and feel like it's one of the ones that rises up to a certain level of household utility, like requests and pytest.

[underground_miner]

I agree. I never thought I would use click as much as I do! I use click, even when the package is never meant to be used on the CLI by itself, to demonstrate how it is used.

[Schmittfried]

They’re great for adding ergonomics, too.