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Title: argparse: Namespace can contain critical characters
Type: behavior Stage:
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: duplicate
Dependencies: Superseder: argparse: positional arguments containing - in name not handled well
View: 15125
Assigned To: Nosy List: Sworddragon
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2013-05-27 22:25 by Sworddragon, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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File name Uploaded Description Edit
args.py Sworddragon, 2013-05-27 22:25 Example script
Messages (2)
msg190157 - (view) Author: (Sworddragon) Date: 2013-05-27 22:25
Positional arguments which have no dest attribute doesn't replace any - with _. In the attachments is an example script which demonstrate this. The output looks like this:

sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ ./args.py foo
Namespace(foo-bar2='foo', foo_bar1=None)
msg190160 - (view) Author: (Sworddragon) Date: 2013-05-27 23:11
I have found another report about this: http://bugs.python.org/issue15125
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:46adminsetgithub: 62274
2013-05-28 00:14:10r.david.murraysetsuperseder: argparse: positional arguments containing - in name not handled well
2013-05-27 23:12:35Sworddragonsettype: behavior
2013-05-27 23:11:43Sworddragonsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: duplicate
messages: + msg190160
2013-05-27 22:25:16Sworddragoncreate