es are in C++.  However, there
is a Python port with the same functionality, and this discussion
translates directly to Python.</p>

<h2> <A NAME=download>Download and Installation</A> </h2>

<p>The gflags library can be downloaded from <A href="https://github.com/gflags/gflags">GitHub</A>.
You can clone the project using the command:</p>
<pre>
   git clone https://github.com/gflags/gflags.git
</pre>
<p>Build and installation instructions are provided in the
<A href="https://github.com/gflags/gflags/blob/ma