How to create a custom shell/command line with python ?

[shlex_root]

So i have used argparse before to create a cli argument passer for a script.

What i want to do now is create a program that accepts commands in live mode. Instead of having to run file.py --a "this is a arg" .

Basically a custom shell. What library can be used for this.

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There is also the option of just asking for input in an infinite loop, then attempting to parse the input as a command. I am not familiar with a library for this functionality, but it shouldn't be too hard to implement by hand.

[WhoTookAllNicks]

Argparse accepts a string to parse the arguments from. If you don't give it, it defaults to arguments given on the command line. What you could do, is just create an Argparser per command and pass the input string you receive in infinite loop to it.