argparse ex

import argparse

# Initialize the main parser
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Jira Command Line Interface")

# Add subparsers
subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")

# Add the 'status' subcommand
status_parser = subparsers.add_parser("status", help="Check the status of a ticket")

# Create a mutually exclusive group for status subcommand
status_group = status_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
status_group.add_argument("--list", dest="tickets", action="store_const", const="list", help="List tickets")
status_group.add_argument("--update", dest="tickets", action="store_const", const="update", help="Update a ticket")
status_group.add_argument("--transitions", dest="tickets", action="store_const", const="transitions", help="View ticket transitions")

# Add a positional argument for the ticket number
status_parser.add_argument("ticket_nr", metavar="TICKET", type=str, help="The ticket number")

# Parse the arguments
args = parser.parse_args()

# Now, you can access both ticket_nr and the chosen action
if args.command == "status":
    print(f"Action: {args.tickets}, Ticket Number: {args.ticket_nr}")