optional args for getopt()

[bvdpoel at uniserve.com]

Is there a way to signal that the arg for getopt in optional. In C I can
set an option string to something like:

	opts = "hg:b::"

which means that 'g' needs an arg and that 'b' may have an arg. Seems
the python routine is lacking?? 

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