Chapter 10 - Python Command Line Arguments

 

Step 1

 

Open any text editor (gedit,pico,vi,nano) then enter the following python script and save the file with .py extension.

 

#!/usr/bin/python

#Author : Jijo K Jose

 

print "\n------------------------------------\nChapter 10 - Command Line Parameters \n------------------------------------\n"

 

import sys

 

if(len(sys.argv) < 3):

 print "You should enter 2 argument"

elif(len(sys.argv) >=3):

 print "You entered %d argument " %(len(sys.argv)-1)

 print "The sys.argv values are : ", sys.argv

 print "sys.argv values in separte lines are...."

 for i in sys.argv:

  print i

 

print "\n--------------------------------------\n"

 

#END

Step 2

 

Change file permission to executable using chmod command.

 

Step 3

 

Execute the python file.

 

 

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