jarg 0.1.2

Installation

Install from PyPI:

$ pip install jarg

Usage

Each argument to jarg should be in the format of name=value. Values are interpreted as their closest JSON value. The most common case is probably string names and values:

$ jarg foo=bar baz=quux
{"foo": "bar", "baz": "quux"}

Floats and integers will work too:

$ jarg foo=10 bar=4.2
{"foo": 10, "bar": 4.2}

If you really need something to be a string, you can surround the value in double quotes:

$ jarg foo=\"123\"
{"foo": "123"}

The value is optional. If you leave it out, it is interpreted as null:

$ jarg foo
{"foo": null}

You can also write JSON directly, using the name:=value syntax. That lets you write things like booleans, lists, and nested objects:

$ jarg foo:=true bar:=false
{"foo": true, "bar": false}
$ jarg foo:=[1,2,3]
{"foo": [1, 2, 3]}

The literal JSON syntax also helps you nest objects:

$ jarg foo:="$(jarg bar=baz quux=bux)"
{"foo": {"quux": "bux", "bar": "baz"}}