---
id: configargparse
version: "1.7.5"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# ConfigArgParse — A drop-in replacement for argparse that allows options to also be set via config files and/or environment variables.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install configargparse
uv add configargparse
poetry add configargparse

## Description

# ConfigArgParse

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## Overview

Applications with more than a handful of user-settable options are best
configured through a combination of command line args, config files,
hard-coded defaults, and in some cases, environment variables.

Python's command line parsing modules such as argparse have very limited
support for config files and environment variables, so this module
extends argparse to add these features.

**API docs:** https://bw2.github.io/ConfigArgParse/  
  
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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

ConfigArgParse extends Python's argparse to parse configuration from command-line arguments, config files (INI/YAML), environment variables, and defaults in a unified interface with automatic precedence handling.

Verdict: Stable, well-maintained drop-in replacement for argparse with zero dependencies, broad Python 3.6+ support, and no known vulnerabilities. Ideal for applications needing unified configuration from multiple sources without added complexity.

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