Python> Run-time argument> Check if -d is attached

`Operating environment`


Xeon E5-2620 v4 (8 cores) x 2
32GB RAM
CentOS 6.8 (64bit)
openmpi-1.8.x86_64 and its-devel
mpich.x86_64 3.1-5.el6 and its-devel
gcc version 4.4.7 (And gfortran)
NCAR Command Language Version 6.3.0
WRF v3.7.Use 1.
Python 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Aug 18 2016, 15:13:37) 
Python 3.6.0 on virtualenv

When executing a Python script, check if -d is attached.

Reference: https://docs.python.jp/3/howto/argparse.html The part described in store_true.

`test_python_170324a.py`


import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="do something")

parser.add_argument(
    '-d',
    '--debugMode',
    dest='debugMode',
    action='store_true',
    help='debug mode')

cmd_args = parser.parse_args()

if(cmd_args.debugMode == False):
	print("normal mode")
else:
	print("debug mode")

`result`


$ python test_python_170324a.py 
normal mode
$ python test_python_170324a.py -d
debug mode
$ python test_python_170324a.py --debugMode
debug mode