---
id: args
version: "0.1.0"
license: BSD
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# args — Command Arguments for Humans.

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 342.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

args is a lightweight command-line argument parser that automatically categorizes input into logical groups: raw arguments, detected flags, file paths (including glob expansion), key-value assignments, and grouped arguments. It requires no configuration or decorator syntax—you import it and access pre-parsed collections like args.flags, args.files, and args.assignments directly.

The package has been abandoned since its single release on 2012-05-08, with the repository archived and no Python version specification. High install friction suggests potential build or compatibility issues. For new projects, actively maintained alternatives exist.

Use it for:

- Quick scripts that need to distinguish files from flags without writing custom parsing logic
- Legacy systems still running the package that require minimal maintenance
- Projects already locked to this dependency that cannot migrate
- Educational examples of simple argument categorization

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Parses command-line arguments into categorized groups (flags, files, assignments, grouped arguments) with minimal configuration.

No. The package is abandoned (last release 2012-05-08, repository archived), has unspecified Python version support, exhibits high install friction, and offers no advantages over maintained alternatives. Install only if maintaining legacy code already using it.

## Install

pip install args
uv add args
poetry add args

## Installing args

Before you install: High install friction reported. Package is abandoned with last commit on 2017-07-07 and no updates since initial release in 2012-05-08.

License in practice: BSD license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice preservation.

Quickstart:

import args

print('Arguments: ' + str(args.all))
print('Flags: ' + str(args.flags))
print('Files: ' + str(args.files))
print('Assignments: ' + str(args.assignments))

Python version support is unspecified; package has not been updated since 2012-05-08 and may not work with modern Python versions.

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package functions on current Python versions (last release 2012-05-08)
- Whether the high install friction relates to missing wheels or other build issues
- Current compatibility with modern operating systems

## Package facts

- License: BSD (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 342.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

command line argument parsing, cli argument parser, parse command flags, file and flag detection, simple argument grouping, cli-parsing, legacy

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