go-flags VS argparse

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

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go-flags argparse
9 8
2,509 2,353
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0.0 8.3
10 days ago 7 days ago
Go C++
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 2023-03-24.

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

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

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

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

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

go-arg - Struct-based argument parsing in Go

kong - Kong is a command-line parser for 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.

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

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

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

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