These are solid methods, but let me throw in another option that I’ve encountered in legacy codebases: optparse. It’s an older module that predates argparse and works similarly. However, it’s officially deprecated, so it’s not recommended for new projects. Here’s an example anyway:
from optparse import OptionParser
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
help="write report to FILE", metavar="FILE")
parser.add_option("-q", "--quiet", dest="verbose", action="store_false", default=True,
help="don't print status messages")
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
If you’re working on legacy Python code, you might still encounter optparse. It has similar syntax to argparse but lacks many modern features. For all new scripts, stick to argparse for compatibility and functionality.
So, Python read arguments options are varied, but always weigh your choices based on the project needs