How do I execute multiple arguments in console using argparse?

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I've been reading for a few hours and I'm beginning to give up so I'm here for the punishment. I am trying to run a python file which requires arguments. Help says

Usage: Eventbot.py [-h] [-id ID] [-num NUM] [--wait WAIT] url

I try typing python eventbot.py 1 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-at-home-with-yao-zhao-all-about-sichuan-pepper-tickets-137805759737

But it says invalid argument 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-at-home-with-yao-zhao-all-about-sichuan-pepper-tickets-137805759737

I've tried adding the --wait 1 at the end but that doesn't work.

if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Eventbrite bot to automate securing event tickets")
    parser.add_argument("url",    type=str, help="Eventbrite event URL")
    parser.add_argument("-id",    type=str, help="Ticket ID to purchase")
    parser.add_argument("-num",   type=str, help="Number of tickets to purchase")
    parser.add_argument("--wait", type=int, help="Seconds the browser should wait for DOM to load")
    args = parser.parse_args()

Assuming the two 1s are the ID and NUM, and lets say the URL was supposed to be google.com, try running python eventbot.py -id 1 -num 1 google.com — Tabulate
– Tabulate, Commented Feb 24, 2021 at 6:28

Tabulate · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-24 06:35:05Z

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Since the -id and -num arguments are preceded by a -, that means that they are not positional arguments, like the url argument is. Since these arguments aren't positional, they act exactly like your --wait argument, which also is not positional. In order to pass a value to the argument, specify the desired value after the argument name, for example,

python eventbot.py -id 1 -num 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cooking-at-home-with-yao-zhao-all-about-sichuan-pepper-tickets-137805759737

answered Feb 24, 2021 at 6:35

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