blanks embedded in python 2.3 optparse

[pascal barbedor]

Hi

is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
(C:\Python23\Doc\lib\module-optparse.html)
for instance
prog --name=mr jones
and have "mister jones" as a single entry for name ?

reading the docs I see nothing about that.

the only thing is the nargs to pass nargs at a time, but here you can't tell
in advance how many words in the name there is

thanks

[Karl Scalet]

pascal barbedor schrieb:

Hi

is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
(C:\Python23\Doc\lib\module-optparse.html)
for instance
prog --name=mr jones

you need to quote the name like
prog --name="mr jones"

That should work

Karl

[pascal barbedor]

you need to quote the name like
prog --name="mr jones"

That should work

Karl

it works thanks

[Nagy László Zsolt]

>

is there a way to pass a param with blank embedded with optparse ?
(C:\Python23\Doc\lib\module-optparse.html)
for instance
prog --name=mr jones
and have "mister jones" as a single entry for name ?

reading the docs I see nothing about that.

the only thing is the nargs to pass nargs at a time, but here you can't tell
in advance how many words in the name there is

For Unix and windows:

prog --name="mr jones"

For unices, this should work too:

prog --name=mr\ jones

Know nothing about macs and others.

Laci