Command-line interface libraries

The modules described in this chapter assist with implementing command line and terminal interfaces for applications.

Heres an overview:

• argparse Parser for command-line options, arguments and subcommands
• optparse Parser for command line options
• getpass Portable password input
• fileinput Iterate over lines from multiple input streams
• curses Terminal handling for character-cell displays
• curses.textpad Text input widget for curses programs
• curses.ascii Utilities for ASCII characters
• curses.panel A panel stack extension for curses
• cmd Support for line-oriented command interpreters