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--- other:python:misc_by_jyp [2021/07/06 11:17] – Cleaned jypeter
+++ other:python:misc_by_jyp [2021/07/06 13:25] – Started the command-line args section jypeter
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 >>> os.access('/home/jypmce/.bashrc', os.W_OK)
 True</code>
+==== Using command-line arguments ====
+=== The fast but non-flexible way ===
+The name of a script, the number of arguments (including the name of the script), and the arguments (as strings) can be accessed through the ''sys.argv'' strings' list
+Simple ''argv_test.py'' test script:
+<code>#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+nb_args = len(sys.argv)
+print('Number of script arguments (including script name) =', nb_args)
+for idx, val in enumerate(sys.argv):
+    print(idx, val)</code>
+<code>$ python argv_test.py
+Number of script arguments (including script name) = 1
+argv_test.py
+$ python argv_test.py tas tas_tes.nc
+Number of script arguments (including script name) = 3
+argv_test.py
+tas
+tas_tes.nc</code>
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