toitlang / toitlang/pkg-cli

If the long help has only one line and ends with "\n" the output is wrong.

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Description

--long_help="""
  foobar.
  """

-> Leads to a spurious new line in the help.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using the long-help snippet in the report and inspect the command-line help formatting entry point that handles the final newline. Done means a single-line long help value ending with "\n" is rendered without a spurious extra line.

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Assessment

Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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