When running a python script in IDLE, is there a way to pass in command line arguments (args)?

Question

I\'m testing some python code that parses command line input. Is there a way to pass this input in through IDLE? Currently I\'m saving in the IDLE editor and running from a

Answer 1

This code works great for me, I can use "F5" in IDLE and then call again from the interactive prompt:

def mainf(*m_args):
    # Overrides argv when testing (interactive or below)
    if m_args:
        sys.argv = ["testing mainf"] + list(m_args)

...

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if False: # not testing?
        sys.exit(mainf())
    else:
        # Test/sample invocations (can test multiple in one run)
        mainf("--foo=bar1", "--option2=val2")
        mainf("--foo=bar2")