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BPO	45235
Nosy	@rhettinger, @ambv, @pablogsal, @miss-islington, @FrostMing, @RhinosF1, @ALSchwalm, @dgw, @lwalejko
PRs	python/cpython#28420 python/cpython#28442 python/cpython#28443 python/cpython#29525 python/cpython#29530 python/cpython#29531 python/cpython#29574 python/cpython#30219

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2021-09-17.14:58:54.103>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.7', 'library']
title = 'argparse does not preserve namespace with subparser defaults'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-22.19:20:37.779>
user = 'https://github.com/ALSchwalm'

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pr_nums = ['28420', '28442', '28443', '29525', '29530', '29531', '29574', '30219']
priority = 'normal'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45235'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

The issue names argparse subparsers but no source file, test, reproduction, or expected result. Start by reviewing argparse's subparser namespace handling and the existing PRs 28420, 28442, 28443, 29525, 29530, 29531, 29574, and 30219; done means the reported namespace behavior is corrected and covered by an appropriate test.

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