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zozlak/argparse
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A humble PHP clone of Python's argparse library

1.0.4(1mo ago)15.3k↑772.7%6MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

Since Jan 9Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Argparse
========

[](#argparse)

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A humble PHP clone of Python's [argparse](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html).

Used to reduce my cognitive workload when switching between Python and PHP.

Implements only primary set of argparse features (see below) but strictly follows Python's argparse behavior.

API documentation
-----------------

[](#api-documentation)

See the [argparse docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html) with the following remarks:

- [ArgumentParser constructor](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html#argumentparser-objects)supports only `prog`, `description`, `epilog` and `exit-on-error` parameters.
    - [Argument abbreviations](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html#prefix-matching) are not implement.
- Almost all features of the [add\_argument()](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html#the-add-argument-method) method are implemented.
    Known discrepancies include:
    - If you want to define many names for a given argument, pass them as an array to the `name` parameter (it's impossible to implement it in PHP in exactly the same way it works in Python as PHP handles positional/named parameters in a slightly different way).
    - Lack of support for `%(prog)s` placeholder in the `help` parameter.
    - Lack of support for `metavar` parameter being an array.
- All features described under [other utilities](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html#other-utilities) **are not** implemented.

###  Health Score

52

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance93

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~318 days

Recently: every ~397 days

Total

6

Last Release

35d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02022-01-10

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=8.0

1.0.4PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![zozlak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6503177?v=4)](https://github.com/zozlak "zozlak (18 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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