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-rw-r--r--Lib/optparse.py5
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diff --git a/Lib/optparse.py b/Lib/optparse.py
index 3eb652a..cbd019a 100644
--- a/Lib/optparse.py
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py
@@ -1120,6 +1120,11 @@ class OptionParser (OptionContainer):
prog : string
the name of the current program (to override
os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])).
+ description : string
+ A paragraph of text giving a brief overview of your program.
+ optparse reformats this paragraph to fit the current terminal
+ width and prints it when the user requests help (after usage,
+ but before the list of options).
epilog : string
paragraph of help text to print after option help