On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 at 00:54, <c.bu...@posteo.jp> wrote: > > Hello, > > first I have to say that in my current and fresh humble opinion the > often seen "--verbose" switch in command line applications should > affect only the messages given to the users. This means messages on > "stdout". That is what this question is about. > > The logging module is not an option because it works on stderr and is > not intended to offer messages for the user but just for the system and > its admins via logs (log-files, syslog, stderr redirection, ...).
We've already explained in the other thread that these kinds of logs - which are EXACTLY what a --verbose switch usually covers - belong on stderr. I don't understand the problem here. But have you looked into argparse? I mean, you did say you researched the docs, so surely you must have found it. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
