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

There seems like as many ways to do this as users. Me being a noob, I just tested for arguments (how many). When the idle starts from windows explorer, it has just one argument (... that is len(sys.argv) returns 1) unless you started the IDLE with parameters. IDLE is just a bat file on Windows ... that points to idle.py; on linux, I don't use idle.

What I tend to do is on the startup ...

if len(sys.argv) == 1
    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], arg1, arg2, arg3....] <---- default arguments here

I realize that is using a sledge hammer but if you are just bringing up the IDLE by clicking it in the default install, it will work. Most of what I do is call the python from another language, so the only time it makes any difference is when I'm testing.

It is easy for a noob like me to understand.