sphinx-doc / sphinx-doc/sphinx-argparse

Format output as a table

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Description

I was wondering if it would be possible to add the option to format the argparse summary as a table such that the table contains the following or similar:

argument default type help/description
-- arg "" str An example argument

I like the current output, however, some projects I am working on have a lot of arguments and being able to output in a table format would clean up the documentation greatly.

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Start by locating the extension entry point that generates the argparse summary and reviewing how the current output is produced. The work is done when an option allows the summary to render as a table with argument, default, type, and help or description columns without changing the existing format.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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