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Command line option with &/or without a space results in the same outcome

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Description

BPO 38690
Nosy @ned-deily, @jgors

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-11-05.00:04:15.972>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.9', 'docs']
title = 'Command line option with &/or without a space results in the same outcome'
updated_at = <Date 2019-11-05.10:49:07.760>
user = 'https://github.com/jgors'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-11-05.10:49:07.760>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2019-11-05.00:04:15.972>
creator = 'jgors'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38690
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['355985', '356019']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['ned.deily', 'docs@python', 'jgors']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38690'
versions = ['Python 3.9']

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Research direction

Start by reading the migrated BPO issue 38690 and the issue's command-line documentation context; no file or test is named here. Identify the relevant documentation entry and verify the expected distinction between options with and without spaces; done means the documented behavior is accurate and unambiguous.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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