argparse.FileType¶

class argparse.FileType(mode='r', bufsize=-1)[source]¶

Factory for creating file object types

Instances of FileType are typically passed as type= arguments to the ArgumentParser add_argument() method.

Keyword Arguments:

• mode – A string indicating how the file is to be opened. Accepts the

  same values as the builtin open() function.

• bufsize – The file’s desired buffer size. Accepts the same values as

  the builtin open() function.