Exploring Go Packages: Argparse

In this tutorial, we walk through what Argparse is and how to build a command-line interface with this package.

In this tutorial, we walk through what Argparse is and how to build a command-line interface with this package.

› Shortly about Argparse

Argparse is a command-line parser for Go. The package automatically generates a help message without predefining it. You probably have heard about Argparse for Python. It brings some features to the Argparse package for Go.

› Before You Begin

Install the package to your computer:

go get -u -v github.com/akamensky/argparse

The -u flag instructs `go get_` to use the network to update the named packages and their dependencies. By default, get uses the network to check out missing packages but does not use it to look for updates to existing packages._

The -v flag enables verbose progress and debug output.

See this resource to learn more about the `go get_` command._

Import the package in your *.go file as follows:

import “github.com/akamensky/argparse”

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