[issue33119] python sys.argv argument parsing not clear

Nick Coghlan added the comment: This is deliberate, and is covered in the documentation at https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-m where it says 'If this option is given, the first element of sys.argv will be the full path to the module file (while the module file is being lo

[issue33119] python sys.argv argument parsing not clear

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: Two of your 3 suggested alternatives could lead to bugs. To use your example: python -m mainmodule.submodule.foobar -o -b is a convenient alternative and abbreviation for python .../somedir/mainmodule/submodule/foobar.py -o -b The two invocations should give e

[issue33119] python sys.argv argument parsing not clear

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[issue33119] python sys.argv argument parsing not clear

New submission from Jonathan Huot : Executing python modules with -m can lead to weird sys.argv parsing. "Argument parsing" section at https://docs.python.org/3.8/tutorial/interpreter.html#argument-passing mention : - When -m module is used, sys.argv[0] is set to the full name of the located