go-flags VS argparse

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

go-flags

go command line option parser (by jessevdk)
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go-flags argparse
9 2
2,499 579
- -
0.0 0.0
4 months ago over 1 year ago
Go Go
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License MIT License
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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.

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 2022-08-21.
  • Question: Custom argument parsing with flag ?
    4 projects | /r/golang | 21 Aug 2022
    Nice to find that golang has this tool (I found only argparse adaptation https://github.com/akamensky/argparse). For me, as newcomer, flag is soooo basic. The reason why I still stick with it, because standard approach is more important for my use case, which is one layer upper than single language best parser. I am doing the same thing for various languages to make argument parsing be as easy as configuration change (if you are curious see https://github.com/ashlander/protoargs). That does not exclude potential Kong usage as an alternative backend at some point
  • akamensky/argparse: Argparse for Golang. Just because "flag" sucks!
    3 projects | /r/golang | 4 Jun 2021

What are some alternatives?

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

cobra - A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions

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

kong - Kong is a command-line parser for Go

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

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

cli - CLI - A package for building command line app with go

docopt.go - A command-line arguments parser that will make you smile.

flaggy - Idiomatic Go input parsing with subcommands, positional values, and flags at any position. No required project or package layout and no external dependencies.