Command Line Interface Libraries

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

Here's 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