argparse - Optional argument with list/tuple
<p>I have several optional arguments and one of them needs to store multiple values - i.e. its type is neither string nor integer. Does argparse support optional arguments of other types?</p>

<p>For example, I would like this command:</p>

<pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; python example1 test_project --name try1 3
</code></pre>

<p>to be the equivalent of code like this:</p>

<pre><code>args.name = {'try1', '3'}
</code></pre>

<p>Is this possible? Or will I be forced to use <code>action='store_true'</code> and then prompt the user for more information if he choose this option?</p>
