in Lib/argparse.py [0:0]
def _parse_known_args(self, arg_strings, namespace):
# replace arg strings that are file references
if self.fromfile_prefix_chars is not None:
arg_strings = self._read_args_from_files(arg_strings)
# map all mutually exclusive arguments to the other arguments
# they can't occur with
action_conflicts = {}
for mutex_group in self._mutually_exclusive_groups:
group_actions = mutex_group._group_actions
for i, mutex_action in enumerate(mutex_group._group_actions):
conflicts = action_conflicts.setdefault(mutex_action, [])
conflicts.extend(group_actions[:i])
conflicts.extend(group_actions[i + 1:])
# find all option indices, and determine the arg_string_pattern
# which has an 'O' if there is an option at an index,
# an 'A' if there is an argument, or a '-' if there is a '--'
option_string_indices = {}
arg_string_pattern_parts = []
arg_strings_iter = iter(arg_strings)
for i, arg_string in enumerate(arg_strings_iter):
# all args after -- are non-options
if arg_string == '--':
arg_string_pattern_parts.append('-')
for arg_string in arg_strings_iter:
arg_string_pattern_parts.append('A')
# otherwise, add the arg to the arg strings
# and note the index if it was an option
else:
option_tuple = self._parse_optional(arg_string)
if option_tuple is None:
pattern = 'A'
else:
option_string_indices[i] = option_tuple
pattern = 'O'
arg_string_pattern_parts.append(pattern)
# join the pieces together to form the pattern
arg_strings_pattern = ''.join(arg_string_pattern_parts)
# converts arg strings to the appropriate and then takes the action
seen_actions = set()
seen_non_default_actions = set()
def take_action(action, argument_strings, option_string=None):
seen_actions.add(action)
argument_values = self._get_values(action, argument_strings)
# error if this argument is not allowed with other previously
# seen arguments, assuming that actions that use the default
# value don't really count as "present"
if argument_values is not action.default:
seen_non_default_actions.add(action)
for conflict_action in action_conflicts.get(action, []):
if conflict_action in seen_non_default_actions:
msg = _('not allowed with argument %s')
action_name = _get_action_name(conflict_action)
raise ArgumentError(action, msg % action_name)
# take the action if we didn't receive a SUPPRESS value
# (e.g. from a default)
if argument_values is not SUPPRESS:
action(self, namespace, argument_values, option_string)
# function to convert arg_strings into an optional action
def consume_optional(start_index):
# get the optional identified at this index
option_tuple = option_string_indices[start_index]
action, option_string, explicit_arg = option_tuple
# identify additional optionals in the same arg string
# (e.g. -xyz is the same as -x -y -z if no args are required)
match_argument = self._match_argument
action_tuples = []
while True:
# if we found no optional action, skip it
if action is None:
extras.append(arg_strings[start_index])
return start_index + 1
# if there is an explicit argument, try to match the
# optional's string arguments to only this
if explicit_arg is not None:
arg_count = match_argument(action, 'A')
# if the action is a single-dash option and takes no
# arguments, try to parse more single-dash options out
# of the tail of the option string
chars = self.prefix_chars
if arg_count == 0 and option_string[1] not in chars:
action_tuples.append((action, [], option_string))
char = option_string[0]
option_string = char + explicit_arg[0]
new_explicit_arg = explicit_arg[1:] or None
optionals_map = self._option_string_actions
if option_string in optionals_map:
action = optionals_map[option_string]
explicit_arg = new_explicit_arg
else:
msg = _('ignored explicit argument %r')
raise ArgumentError(action, msg % explicit_arg)
# if the action expect exactly one argument, we've
# successfully matched the option; exit the loop
elif arg_count == 1:
stop = start_index + 1
args = [explicit_arg]
action_tuples.append((action, args, option_string))
break
# error if a double-dash option did not use the
# explicit argument
else:
msg = _('ignored explicit argument %r')
raise ArgumentError(action, msg % explicit_arg)
# if there is no explicit argument, try to match the
# optional's string arguments with the following strings
# if successful, exit the loop
else:
start = start_index + 1
selected_patterns = arg_strings_pattern[start:]
arg_count = match_argument(action, selected_patterns)
stop = start + arg_count
args = arg_strings[start:stop]
action_tuples.append((action, args, option_string))
break
# add the Optional to the list and return the index at which
# the Optional's string args stopped
assert action_tuples
for action, args, option_string in action_tuples:
take_action(action, args, option_string)
return stop
# the list of Positionals left to be parsed; this is modified
# by consume_positionals()
positionals = self._get_positional_actions()
# function to convert arg_strings into positional actions
def consume_positionals(start_index):
# match as many Positionals as possible
match_partial = self._match_arguments_partial
selected_pattern = arg_strings_pattern[start_index:]
arg_counts = match_partial(positionals, selected_pattern)
# slice off the appropriate arg strings for each Positional
# and add the Positional and its args to the list
for action, arg_count in zip(positionals, arg_counts):
args = arg_strings[start_index: start_index + arg_count]
start_index += arg_count
take_action(action, args)
# slice off the Positionals that we just parsed and return the
# index at which the Positionals' string args stopped
positionals[:] = positionals[len(arg_counts):]
return start_index
# consume Positionals and Optionals alternately, until we have
# passed the last option string
extras = []
start_index = 0
if option_string_indices:
max_option_string_index = max(option_string_indices)
else:
max_option_string_index = -1
while start_index <= max_option_string_index:
# consume any Positionals preceding the next option
next_option_string_index = min([
index
for index in option_string_indices
if index >= start_index])
if start_index != next_option_string_index:
positionals_end_index = consume_positionals(start_index)
# only try to parse the next optional if we didn't consume
# the option string during the positionals parsing
if positionals_end_index > start_index:
start_index = positionals_end_index
continue
else:
start_index = positionals_end_index
# if we consumed all the positionals we could and we're not
# at the index of an option string, there were extra arguments
if start_index not in option_string_indices:
strings = arg_strings[start_index:next_option_string_index]
extras.extend(strings)
start_index = next_option_string_index
# consume the next optional and any arguments for it
start_index = consume_optional(start_index)
# consume any positionals following the last Optional
stop_index = consume_positionals(start_index)
# if we didn't consume all the argument strings, there were extras
extras.extend(arg_strings[stop_index:])
# make sure all required actions were present and also convert
# action defaults which were not given as arguments
required_actions = []
for action in self._actions:
if action not in seen_actions:
if action.required:
required_actions.append(_get_action_name(action))
else:
# Convert action default now instead of doing it before
# parsing arguments to avoid calling convert functions
# twice (which may fail) if the argument was given, but
# only if it was defined already in the namespace
if (action.default is not None and
isinstance(action.default, str) and
hasattr(namespace, action.dest) and
action.default is getattr(namespace, action.dest)):
setattr(namespace, action.dest,
self._get_value(action, action.default))
if required_actions:
self.error(_('the following arguments are required: %s') %
', '.join(required_actions))
# make sure all required groups had one option present
for group in self._mutually_exclusive_groups:
if group.required:
for action in group._group_actions:
if action in seen_non_default_actions:
break
# if no actions were used, report the error
else:
names = [_get_action_name(action)
for action in group._group_actions
if action.help is not SUPPRESS]
msg = _('one of the arguments %s is required')
self.error(msg % ' '.join(names))
# return the updated namespace and the extra arguments
return namespace, extras