argparse

E431924

Python standard library module command-line argument parsing library

argparse is a Python module for parsing command-line arguments and options, enabling easy creation of user-friendly CLI interfaces.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ArgumentParser	1
ArgumentParser.add_subparsers	1
argparse canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4325199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: argparse
Context triple: [Python standard library, includesModule, argparse]

A. ARG
ARG is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Argentina in international standards and data systems.
B. optio
An optio was a junior officer in the Roman army who served as the deputy and second-in-command to a centurion within a legionary unit.
C. CLI
CLI is a standardized runtime and execution environment developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA and ISO for running and managing code written in multiple high-level languages, most notably used by the .NET framework.
D. setuptools
setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
E. ALG
ALG is the IATA airport code for Houari Boumediene Airport, the main international airport serving Algiers, Algeria.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: argparse
Target entity description: argparse is a Python module for parsing command-line arguments and options, enabling easy creation of user-friendly CLI interfaces.

A. ARG
ARG is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code that uniquely identifies Argentina in international standards and data systems.
B. optio
An optio was a junior officer in the Roman army who served as the deputy and second-in-command to a centurion within a legionary unit.
C. CLI
CLI is a standardized runtime and execution environment developed by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA and ISO for running and managing code written in multiple high-level languages, most notably used by the .NET framework.
D. setuptools
setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
E. ALG
ALG is the IATA airport code for Houari Boumediene Airport, the main international airport serving Algiers, Algeria.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Python standard library module ⓘ command-line argument parsing library ⓘ
defaultHelpOption	--help ⓘ -h ⓘ
defaultProgramName	sys.argv[0] ⓘ
errorHandlingBehavior	exits with non-zero status on parse errors ⓘ prints error message to stderr ⓘ
hasDocumentation	https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html ⓘ
introducedInVersion	Python 2.7 ⓘ Python 3.2 ⓘ
license	Python Software Foundation License ⓘ
partOf	Python Standard Library ⓘ linked to: Python standard library
programmingLanguage	Python ⓘ
providesClass	ArgumentError ⓘ ArgumentParser ⓘ linked to: argparse ArgumentTypeError ⓘ Namespace ⓘ
providesFunction	ArgumentParser.add_argument ⓘ ArgumentParser.add_subparsers ⓘ linked to: argparse ArgumentParser.parse_args ⓘ ArgumentParser.print_help ⓘ ArgumentParser.print_usage ⓘ ArgumentParser.set_defaults ⓘ FileType ⓘ
replacedModule	optparse ⓘ
supportsFeature	argument groups ⓘ argument validation ⓘ automatic help generation ⓘ custom actions ⓘ custom error messages ⓘ default values ⓘ file type arguments ⓘ long options ⓘ mutually exclusive argument groups ⓘ optional arguments ⓘ parsing from a list of strings ⓘ parsing from sys.argv ⓘ positional arguments ⓘ short options ⓘ sub-commands ⓘ type conversion ⓘ
supportsPythonVersion	Python 2.7 ⓘ Python 3.x ⓘ
usedFor	building command-line interfaces ⓘ generating help messages ⓘ generating usage messages ⓘ parsing command-line arguments ⓘ parsing command-line options ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Python standard library → includesModule → argparse ⓘ

argparse → providesClass → ArgumentParser ⓘ

linked to: argparse

argparse → providesFunction → ArgumentParser.add_subparsers ⓘ