diff --git a/src/dippy/cli/python.py b/src/dippy/cli/python.py
index 1dcb5e7..b626937 100644
--- a/src/dippy/cli/python.py
+++ b/src/dippy/cli/python.py
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
         "html",
         "html.parser",
         "html.entities",
+        # Argv parsing (pure string processing; sys.exit/--help to stdout is
+        # part of the CLI contract, not a security concern — print is already
+        # whitelisted, and termination is not in the threat model).
+        "argparse",
+        "getopt",
     }
 )
 
@@ -205,8 +210,6 @@
         "cmd",
         "shlex",
         "getpass",
-        "getopt",
-        "argparse",  # Can sys.exit
         "logging",  # Can write to files
         "atexit",
         # CGI (Bandit B412: httpoxy vulnerabilities)
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_python.py b/tests/cli/test_python.py
index b8fec89..4ac2072 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_python.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_python.py
@@ -125,6 +125,34 @@ class Person:
         result = check(f"python {script}")
         assert is_approved(result), "Dataclass script should be approved"
 
+    def test_safe_script_argparse_approved(self, check, tmp_path):
+        """Script using argparse should be approved (pure argv parsing)."""
+        script = tmp_path / "argparse_script.py"
+        script.write_text("""
+import argparse
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Demo")
+parser.add_argument("--count", type=int, default=1)
+parser.add_argument("name")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+print(f"Hello {args.name} x{args.count}")
+""")
+        result = check(f"python {script}")
+        assert is_approved(result), "argparse script should be approved"
+
+    def test_safe_script_getopt_approved(self, check, tmp_path):
+        """Script using getopt should be approved (pure argv parsing)."""
+        script = tmp_path / "getopt_script.py"
+        script.write_text("""
+import getopt
+
+opts, args = getopt.getopt(["--name", "Alice"], "", ["name="])
+for opt, val in opts:
+    print(opt, val)
+""")
+        result = check(f"python {script}")
+        assert is_approved(result), "getopt script should be approved"
+
     def test_dangerous_import_os_blocked(self, check, tmp_path):
         """Script importing os should be blocked."""
         script = tmp_path / "dangerous_os.py"