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Author steven.daprano
Recipients berker.peksag, serhiy.storchaka, steven.daprano
Date 2016-07-26.12:11:00
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Serhiy Storchaka added the comment:
> It makes Python getopt behave less like the C getopt.

Exactly! If C getopt allows whitespace in long options, it's a GOOD 
thing to avoid such a poor design. Who would want a option --foo  (note 
the trailing space)?
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2016-07-26 12:11:00steven.dapranosetrecipients: + steven.daprano, berker.peksag, serhiy.storchaka
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