Function get_parser

cupp.py:1046–1086

Create and return a parser (argparse.ArgumentParser instance) for main() to use

()

# Separate into a function for testing purposes
def get_parser():
    """Create and return a parser (argparse.ArgumentParser instance) for main()
    to use"""
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Common User Passwords Profiler")
    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
    group.add_argument(
        "-i",
        "--interactive",
        action="store_true",
        help="Interactive questions for user password profiling",
    )
    group.add_argument(
        "-w",
        dest="improve",
        metavar="FILENAME",
        help="Use this option to improve existing dictionary,"
        " or WyD.pl output to make some pwnsauce",
    )
    group.add_argument(
        "-l",
        dest="download_wordlist",
        action="store_true",
        help="Download huge wordlists from repository",
    )
    group.add_argument(
        "-a",
        dest="alecto",
        action="store_true",
        help="Parse default usernames and passwords directly"
        " from Alecto DB. Project Alecto uses purified"
        " databases of Phenoelit and CIRT which were merged"
        " and enhanced",
    )
    group.add_argument(
        "-v", "--version", action="store_true", help="Show the version of this program."
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-q", "--quiet", action="store_true", help="Quiet mode (don't print banner)"
    )

    return parser


if __name__ == "__main__":