argparse VS go-flags

Compare argparse vs go-flags and see what are their differences.

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argparse go-flags
8 9
2,341 2,505
- -
8.3 0.0
16 days ago 2 days ago
C++ Go
MIT License BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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argparse

Posts with mentions or reviews of argparse. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-24.

go-flags

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-flags. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-17.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing argparse and go-flags you can also consider the following projects:

command-line-rust - Code for Command-Line Rust (O'Reilly, 2022, ISBN 9781098109417) https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/command-line-rust/9781098109424/

cobra - A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions

flag - Flag is a simple but powerful command line option parsing library for Go support infinite level subcommand

kingpin - CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY: A Go (golang) command line and flag parser

go-arg - Struct-based argument parsing in Go

urfave/cli - A simple, fast, and fun package for building command line apps in Go

CLI11 - CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.

kong - Kong is a command-line parser for Go

linuxdeployqt - Makes Linux applications self-contained by copying in the libraries and plugins that the application uses, and optionally generates an AppImage. Can be used for Qt and other applications

pflag - Drop-in replacement for Go's flag package, implementing POSIX/GNU-style --flags.

clip - Cross-platform C++ library to copy/paste clipboard content

mitchellh/cli - A Go library for implementing command-line interfaces.