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Title: Command line option -U not documented
Type: Stage:
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.1, Python 2.6, Python 2.5
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Status: closed Resolution: wont fix
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: georg.brandl Nosy List: georg.brandl, loewis, steven.daprano
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2010-01-31 06:31 by steven.daprano, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg98607 - (view) Author: Steven D'Aprano (steven.daprano) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-01-31 06:31
There is a command line switch -U (uppercase U) which is mentioned in PEP 3147 http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3147/ but doesn't appear to be documented anywhere.

It is listed here, but not described:

http://docs.python.org/using/cmdline.html

Nor does it appear in the output of pythonX --help for X in 2.5, 2.6 and 3.1.
msg98609 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-01-31 09:50
This switch is intentionally not documented.
msg98610 - (view) Author: Steven D'Aprano (steven.daprano) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-01-31 11:09
If the switch is intentionally not documented, perhaps it should be removed from here:

http://docs.python.org/using/cmdline.html#command-line

where it is listed but not explained anywhere. As it stands now, the *existence* of the switch is documented, but not the purpose.
msg98626 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-01-31 18:31
I don't think changing anything is necessary here. Having the option listed gives the curious a chance to discover a piece of Python history :-)
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:57adminsetgithub: 52069
2010-01-31 18:31:09loewissetmessages: + msg98626
2010-01-31 11:09:16steven.dapranosetmessages: + msg98610
2010-01-31 09:50:04loewissetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + loewis
messages: + msg98609

resolution: wont fix
2010-01-31 06:31:28steven.dapranocreate