Can argparse accept argument value as key=val pairs

Question

I am trying to implement below option by using argparse(can\'t use any other tool like docopt because of project requirement):-

cli.py --conf key1=value1, k         


        

Answer 1

I would use type=str and parse it later, perhaps with json, but the main problem with that would be the way you are writing your command:

cli.py --conf key1=value1, key2=value2, kay3=value3

The spaces split each pair to a different argument. If you use either method you suggested it would not work. Instead make sure that they are all one argument:

cli.py --conf="key1='value1', key2='value2', kay3='value3'"

That way this large argument is ready to be parsed as json