Some programs provide the ability to add arguments when executing it in order to change a particular behavior or modify how the program operates. As an example lets look at the command line ...

From O'Reilly's Python in a Nutshell, I found the following description: The optparse module offers rich, powerful ways to parse the command-line options that the user passed upon starting your ...

You can use Nuitka to compile Python programs to standalone executables, then redistribute them without the Python runtime.

What do you guys think the "standard" format and parsing of command line arguments should be? (When you are writing the program that consumes the arguments) Obey your platform guidelines.

Command-Line Tools The pyboard.py is a standalone tool that lets you run Python scripts or commands on a MicroPython device and includes a few other neat features.