tazz_ben wrote: > So, I'm using optparse as follows: > > Command line: > python expense.py ">$100" -f ~/desktop/test.txt > ['>00'] > > > In Main: > > desc = '' > p = optparse.OptionParser(description=desc) > > utilities = optparse.OptionGroup(p, 'Utility Options') > utilities.add_option('--file', '-f', dest="file", help="Define the active > file to analyze", default='', metavar='"<File Path>"') > > (options, arguments) = p.parse_args() > > print arguments <- What is becoming ['>00'] > > > So, any ideas? Why is including a $ eating both the dollar signa and the > 1?
It ain't optparse, it's your shell: $ echo ">$100" >00 $ echo '>$100' >$100 $ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list