Karim Ali wrote:
> What I still dont know though is how do I handle the fact that the first
> script is expecting command line parameters. I would like to be able to
> replace the command line parameters by a variable such that the second
> script can call: first_script.main("command line"). Is this possible?
I think it is better to pass a list of arguments
# first_script.py
def main(args=None):
parser = optparse.OptionParser()
# add options
options, positional_args = parser.parse_args(args)
# process
if __name__ == "__main__":
# will read options from the command line
# if module is invoked as a standalone script
main()
# second_script.py
import first_script
first_script.main(["-f", "--bar", "what", "you want"])
That way you don't have to deal with escaping spaces etc.
Peter
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