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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# PEP 3120
+
+# (C) 2019, Pandu POLUAN
+# This source code is released to the public domain.
+# If your jurisdiction does not recognize the public domain,
+# you can choose one of the following licenses:
+#   - The Unlicense: https://spdx.org/licenses/Unlicense.html
+#   - CC0 Universal: https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
+#   - WTFPL: https://spdx.org/licenses/WTFPL.html
+#   - BSD-3-Clause "Revised": https://spdx.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause.html
+
+import sys
+if sys.hexversion < 0x03_06_00_00:
+    raise RuntimeError("Only support Python>=3.6!")
+
+import argparse
+from argparse import Namespace
+from os import environ
+
+from typing import Union, List
+
+
+class _WantEnvVar:
+
+    def __init__(self, env_var: str, optional: bool):
+        self.env_var: str = env_var
+        self.optional: bool = optional
+        self.action: Union[argparse.Action, None] = None
+
+
+class ArgumentParserWithEnv(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+    """
+    ArgumentParser class with Environment Variable as default value source.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    def add_argument(self, *args,
+                     env_var: str = None,
+                     env_var_optional: bool = False,
+                     **kwargs):
+        """
+        Similar to argparse.ArgumentParser.add_argument, with the addition of the
+        env_var parameter.
+
+        Note: The "default" parameter must NOT be set!
+
+        :param env_var: Environment variable name that will supply the default value.
+        :param env_var_optional: If true, don't raise KeyError if env_var not set.
+        """
+        if env_var is not None:
+            if 'default' in kwargs:
+                raise ValueError('If env_var is set, default must not be set!')
+            # Special marker so that we can recognize which arguments need to be
+            # retrieved from env var
+            _pge = _WantEnvVar(env_var, env_var_optional)
+            kwargs['default'] = _pge
+        action = super().add_argument(*args, **kwargs)
+        if env_var is not None:
+            # noinspection PyUnboundLocalVariable
+            _pge.action = action
+        return action
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _pull_envvar(parsed: Namespace):
+        _cls_pge = _WantEnvVar
+        for attrib, value in vars(parsed).items():
+            # Have to do it this way because argparse.Namespace is NOT iterable
+            if not isinstance(value, _cls_pge):
+                continue
+            assert isinstance(value, _cls_pge)
+            action = value.action
+            if value.env_var not in environ:
+                if value.optional:
+                    setattr(parsed, attrib, None)
+                    continue
+                _optstr = action.option_strings
+                raise KeyError(f"Option(s) {_optstr} not specified "
+                               f"and env var {value.env_var} is not set!")
+            result = environ[value.env_var]
+            if action.type is not None:
+                result = action.type(result)
+            setattr(parsed, action.dest, result)
+
+    def parse_args(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Namespace:
+        """
+        Similar to argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args, with the difference:
+
+        If env_var was specified during add_agument, will try to pull the default
+        value from the named Environment Variable, raising a KeyError if not found.
+        (IF env_var_optional was set to false)
+        """
+        parsed: Namespace = super().parse_args(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._pull_envvar(parsed)
+        return parsed
+
+    def parse_known_args(self, *args, **kwargs) -> (Namespace, List[str]):
+        """
+        Similar to argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_known_args, with the difference:
+
+        If env_var was specified during add_agument, will try to pull the default
+        value from the named Environment Variable, raising a KeyError if not found.
+        (IF env_var_optional was set to false)
+        """
+        parsed, unknown_args = super().parse_known_args(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._pull_envvar(parsed)
+        return parsed, unknown_args