pike

It's make, but Python.

Example

See examples/pikefile.py for an example file.

$ pike -f ./examples/pikefile.py --help
usage: pike [-h] [--file FILE] [--list] [--validate] {do-thing,wrapped-task} ...

An example pikefile

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --file FILE, -f FILE  pikefile.py to use. If not provided, look in the current working directory and all its parents
  --list                List tasks
  --validate            Validate tasks

Tasks:
  Things to run

  {do-thing,wrapped-task}

Each task also has a --help:

$ pike -f ./examples/pikefile.py do-thing --help
usage: pike do-thing [-h] thing

Do a thing, and do it perfectly

positional arguments:
  thing       The thing to do

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

If a default value is provided, it's also shown:

$ pike -f ./examples/pikefile.py wrapped-task --help
usage: pike wrapped-task [-h] [--thing THING]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  --thing THING  (default: Rap)

If a type is provided, it should be cast automatically.