Postional arguements in python Docopt

Question

I am writing a simple command line contact manager. i want to be able to add a new contact with the following command.
manager.py add -n NAME -p PHONENUMBER
but whenver i add a contact using firstname and lastname, the code throws errors.
eg. manager.py add -n emeka onwuzulike +23464715326.
this is my code
Usage: manager.py add -n NANE -p PHONENUMBER

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '16 at 13:33

the problem you are having is because each argument is split on the space character so what is being sent is:

add
-n
emeka
onwuzulike
+23464715326

you have a few options around this, the easiest I can think of is instead of using a space in a name, use a delimiter like an underscore(_) and then in your script replace the _ with a space.

Or try encapsulating the name in quotes, depending on the command prompt it will sometimes parse as a single arguement. Due to not actually giving us any code, I am unable to test.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 07:22

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to achieve this, you need to put a string a one the name arguement like so
manager.py add -n 'emeka onwuzulike' -p 08064715300

answered Jul 18 '16 at 07:22

onwuzulike emeka

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Postional arguements in python Docopt

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