Python optparse Values Instance

Question

How can I take the opt result of

opt, args = parser.parse_args()

and place it in a dict? Python calls opt a "Values Instance" and I can't find any way to turn a Values Instance into a list or dict. One can't copy items from opt in this way,

for i in opt:
 myDict[i] = opt[i]

instead, its a clumsy,

myDict[parm1] = opt.parm1
myDict[parm2] = opt.parm2

which implies that every time I add an option, I have to update this code as well; there should be a way to let this take care of itself.

score 93 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '09 at 03:34

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options, args = parser.parse_args()
option_dict = vars(options)

(Source is this python-ideas post.)

answered Nov 18 '09 at 03:34

bcat

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Nice. I wasted 5 hours on that. – mgag Nov 18 '09 at 03:46
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I have no clue how, after 12+ years of python, I didn't know about `vars()`. You learn something new all the time. – docwhat Mar 14 '12 at 13:58
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@Doctor - 12 years ago we didnt have stackoverflow – Berry Tsakala May 25 '13 at 19:02
12 years and it's the first time I've ever really used `vars()` – Glycerine Apr 13 '19 at 21:41

Python optparse Values Instance

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