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Let's say I have a script that needs the user to set X number of variables at the start. One can either Pass the arguments in on the command line. Start the program and then have the user input...
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For scripting what are the pros and cons of command line arguments versus capturing input at the start?
Let's say I have a script that needs the user to set X number of variables at the start. One can either
- Pass the arguments in on the command line.
- Start the program and then have the user input the variables with Python's ```input()``` function or PHP's ```fopen("php://stdin", "r")``` for example.
What would the pros and cons be and when would I decide to use one method versus the other?
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2020-10-25T21:06:02Z (over 3 years ago)
For scripting what are the pros and cons of command line arguments versus capturing input at the start?
Let's say I have a script that needs the user to set X number of variables at the start. One can either
- Pass the arguments in on the command line.
- Start the program and then have the user input the variables with Python's ```input()``` function or PHP's ```fopen("php://stdin", "r")``` for example.
What would the pros and cons be and when would I decide to use one method versus the other?