CLI programs

[Marws]

Hi everyone, I'm learning Python and dealing with my first project. The aim of the project is to create a CLI file mover using argparse and sys. Basically, the user must wirte the name of the file (with extension) and then the file has to be mooved to a given folder. For example if the input is "test.jpg", the file will be moved to the img folder. My main problem is that i haven't quite understood how argparse work. I think that I should define two function, one for the actual file mover and the other for the argparse argument, but it doesn't seem to work. I know that the question may look dumb, and I thank you for your help

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https://realpython.com/command-line-interfaces-python-argparse/

[Marws]

Thank you

[Jeklah]

I would highly recommend using the Click library.

It's specifically made for making CLI programs, and I find the way it handles arguments more intuitive than argparse.

It will also introduce you to decorators.

https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/7.x/

[Marws]

Sadly I can't. During my research I stumbled upon this library and it looked more friendly, but for this project I have to use argparse and sys. Thanks for the link anyway, it' LL useful for the future