volatility3.cli.volargparse module

class HelpfulArgParser(prog=None, usage=None, description=None, epilog=None, parents=[], formatter_class=<class 'argparse.HelpFormatter'>, prefix_chars='-', fromfile_prefix_chars=None, argument_default=None, conflict_handler='error', add_help=True, allow_abbrev=True)[source]

Bases: argparse.ArgumentParser

add_argument(dest, ..., name=value, ...)

add_argument(option_string, option_string, …, name=value, …)

add_argument_group(*args, **kwargs)
add_mutually_exclusive_group(**kwargs)
add_subparsers(**kwargs)
convert_arg_line_to_args(arg_line)
error(message: string)

Prints a usage message incorporating the message to stderr and exits.

If you override this in a subclass, it should not return – it should either exit or raise an exception.

exit(status=0, message=None)
format_help()
format_usage()
get_default(dest)
parse_args(args=None, namespace=None)
parse_intermixed_args(args=None, namespace=None)
parse_known_args(args=None, namespace=None)
parse_known_intermixed_args(args=None, namespace=None)
print_help(file=None)
print_usage(file=None)
register(registry_name, value, object)
set_defaults(**kwargs)
class HelpfulSubparserAction(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: argparse._SubParsersAction

Class to either select a unique plugin based on a substring, or identify the alternatives.

add_parser(name, **kwargs)