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python: unrecognized arguments & command not found

I just wrote the following Python file, which is called mypython.py. The relevant code:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Parameter Processing')

    parser.add_argument('--dataset', type=str, default='CIFAR10', help='dataset')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    main(args)

And I have a file whose name is "run.sh", which contains:

python mypython.py \
--dataset=CIFAR100

When I run the command bash run.sh I get the next error:

usage: mypython.py [-h] [--dataset DATASET]
mypython.py: error: unrecognized arguments: 
run.sh: line 2: --dataset=CIFAR100: command not found

So what's the problem? How can I solve it?

--dataset CIFAR100 doesn't work too.....

Solution

  • You have an invisible NBSP (non-breaking space) right after the backslash in your run.sh. Delete this invalid character, or just recreate the file and it should run fine.
    It is usually inserted when you type AltGr+\, which happens very often around backslashes.
    I reproduced your exact problem in my own editor, but it displayed the character to me (PyCharm).