Python CLI tool - general parsing question

Question

If possible I would like to use the following structure for a command however I can't seem to figure out how to achieve this in Python:

./somescript.py arg <optional argument> -- "some long argument"

Would it be possible to achieve this in a feasible manner without too much dirty code? Or should I just reconsider the syntax (which is primarily preference).

Thanks!

Answer 1

I think optparse can do this.