argparse template

argparse.py

import argparse

...

if __name__ == "__main__":
	# parse CLI arguments
	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Search popular Hacker News posts")
	parser.add_argument('-u', '--update', default=False, help='update the database', action='store_true', dest='update')
	parser.add_argument('-d', '--domain', default=False, help='search for posts from a domain', action='store_true', dest='domain')
	parser.add_argument('query', nargs='?', help='the search query')
	options = parser.parse_args()
  
  if options.domain:
    print(options.query)