I tried this: - usage = "Something, by Spacecoyote\nusage: %prog file [options]"
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parser = OptionParser(usage)
and I expected: - Something, by Spacecoyote
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usage: test.py file [options]
but I got: - usage: Something, by Spacecoyote
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usage: test.py file [options]
Is there an easy way to make optparse not force the usage prompt to start with usage? Or do I have to implement this myself.
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I don't know of a way to do it other than changing the source file. - def format_usage (self, usage):
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return "%s" % usage
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parser = OptionParser(usage='Something, by Spacecoyote\n%prog file [options]',
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prog='YourFile.py', version='x.x',
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description='This does not do anything'
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)
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opt, args = parser.parse_args()
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Output: - >>> Something, by Spacecoyote
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YourFile.py file [options]
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This does not do anything
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options:
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--version show program's version number and exit
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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