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Title: Typo in argparse allow_abrev
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.5
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: Lucretiel, berker.peksag, docs@python, python-dev
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2015-03-12 18:37 by Lucretiel, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg237971 - (view) Author: Nathan West (Lucretiel) * Date: 2015-03-12 18:37
The documentation for the new argparse feature allow_abrev contains a typo:

>>> parser.add_argument('--foobar', action='store_true')
>>> parser.add_argument('--foonley', action='store_false')
>>> parser.parse_args([--foon])
usage: PROG [-h] [--foobar] [--foonley]
PROG: error: unrecognized arguments: --foon

The --foon should be quoted:

>>> parser.parse_args(['--foon'])
msg237974 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2015-03-12 18:46
New changeset 8411ae359c98 by Berker Peksag in branch 'default':
Issue #23651: Fix typo in allow_abbrev docs.
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/8411ae359c98
msg237975 - (view) Author: Berker Peksag (berker.peksag) * (Python committer) Date: 2015-03-12 18:47
Good catch, Nathan. Thanks!
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resolution: fixed
stage: resolved
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2015-03-12 18:37:11Lucretielcreate