parse_args() — flask Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the parse_args() function in cli.py from the flask codebase.

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Source Code

src/flask/cli.py lines 678–688

    def parse_args(self, ctx: click.Context, args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
        if (not args and self.no_args_is_help) or (
            len(args) == 1 and args[0] in self.get_help_option_names(ctx)
        ):
            # Attempt to load --env-file and --app early in case they
            # were given as env vars. Otherwise no_args_is_help will not
            # see commands from app.cli.
            _env_file_option.handle_parse_result(ctx, {}, [])
            _app_option.handle_parse_result(ctx, {}, [])

        return super().parse_args(ctx, args)