Make the API of argparse.HelpFormatter public
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Description
| BPO | 32123 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @terryjreedy, @Bernhard10 |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-11-24.09:53:23.152>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Make the API of argparse.HelpFormatter public'
updated_at = <Date 2018-01-09.07:11:00.335>
user = 'https://github.com/Bernhard10'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-01-09.07:11:00.335>
actor = 'paul.j3'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2017-11-24.09:53:23.152>
creator = 'Bernhard10'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32123
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['306879', '306926', '307761', '309687']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'paul.j3', 'Bernhard10']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32123'
versions = ['Python 3.8']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names argparse.HelpFormatter as the entry point; start by reading its current implementation and public documentation. Determine which API surface is intended to become public, then verify that the resulting interface is documented and covered by the relevant argparse tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100