how to pass multiple flags in argparse python

Question

I am trying to pass multiple flags, basically two flags. This is what my code looks like

parser.add_argument('--naruto', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--transformers', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--goku', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--anime', action='store_true')

I know action='store_true' makes it a flag. basically in the command line I will pass the arguments like => nameOfTheScript.py --goku --anime and based on this later on I will be checking if "anime" was sent as an argument do x else do y. how can I achieve something like this?

Answer 1

If I understand it correctly you ask how you can parse those args. Here is an example of argument parsing:

parser.add_argument('--naruto', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--transformers', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--goku', action='store_true')
parser.add_argument('--anime', action='store_true')

args = parser.parse_args()

# You can access your args with dot notation
if args.goku:
  print("goku arg was passed in")

if args.anime:
  print("anime arg was passed in")