cmdargs.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# Woofer - free open-source cross-platform music player
# Copyright (C) 2015 Milan Herbig <milanherbig[at]gmail.com>
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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"""
This script is used as helper on Windows when Woofer is shipped as binary package (exe files).
On Windows, GUI apps has no stdout/stderr, so when app is being launched from console,
no help will be printed on -h/--help command. So when user executes woofer.exe with help arg,
this console application will open in new window and display help content.
"""

import argparse

if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Woofer player is free and open-source cross-platform music player.",
                                     add_help=False)
    parser.add_argument('input', nargs='?', type=str, help='Media file path.')
    parser.add_argument('-d', "--debug", action='store_true', help="debug/verbose mode")
    parser.add_argument('-h', "--help", action='store_true', help="show this help message and exit")
    parser.add_argument('-u', type=str, help='Direct path to updater.exe to invoke update mechanism.')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    parser.print_help()
    input("\n\nPress Enter to continue...")