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Argparse: Add a "display" arg

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Description

BPO 42023
Nosy @rhettinger, @ThatXliner

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-10-12.21:18:16.139>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.9', '3.10']
title = 'Argparse: Add a "display" arg'
updated_at = <Date 2020-10-14.19:40:18.135>
user = 'https://github.com/ThatXliner'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-10-14.19:40:18.135>
actor = 'ThatXliner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2020-10-12.21:18:16.139>
creator = 'ThatXliner'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42023
keywords = []
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['378526', '378599', '378601', '378632', '378644', '378646', '378647', '378649', '378650', '378651']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'paul.j3', 'ThatXliner']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42023'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10']

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked BPO issue 42023 and the existing argparse implementation to determine what the proposed “display” argument should mean and where it belongs. The issue is complete only after the intended API and behavior are agreed, with tests covering the resulting display behavior.

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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

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