argparse: customizable help formatter
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Description
| BPO | 42966 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @rhettinger, @monkeyman79 |
| PRs | |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-01-19.14:27:00.579>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = 'argparse: customizable help formatter'
updated_at = <Date 2021-01-29.21:27:53.846>
user = 'https://github.com/monkeyman79'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-01-29.21:27:53.846>
actor = 'monkeyman79'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-01-19.14:27:00.579>
creator = 'monkeyman79'
dependencies = []
files = ['49750']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42966
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['385263', '385509', '385942']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'paul.j3', 'monkeyman79']
pr_nums = ['24377']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42966'
versions = ['Python 3.10']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with CustomizableHelpFormatter.txt and the linked pull request #24377, then inspect argparse's current formatter implementation and related tests. The issue is already in patch review with work under way, so confirm the proposed customization requirements and test coverage before considering it complete.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100