python sys argument code example

Example 1: python get command line arguments

import sys
print("This is the name of the script:", sys.argv[0])
print("Number of arguments:", len(sys.argv))
print("The arguments are:" , str(sys.argv))

#Example output
#This is the name of the script: sysargv.py
#Number of arguments in: 3
#The arguments are: ['sysargv.py', 'arg1', 'arg2']

Example 2: how to take a list as input in python using sys.srgv

argv = sys.argv[1:]

Example 3: argv in python

#argv in python


import sys

print 'Number of arguments:', len(sys.argv), 'arguments.'
print 'Argument List:', str(sys.argv)

#command in cmd :
$ python test.py arg1 arg2 arg3

# producing following result :
Number of arguments: 4 arguments.
Argument List: ['test.py', 'arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3']