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-rw-r--r--Lib/argparse.py15
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_argparse.py61
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
3 files changed, 69 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 0658472..f0cfe27 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -1969,17 +1969,12 @@ class ArgumentParser(_AttributeHolder, _ActionsContainer):
# if we didn't consume all the argument strings, there were extras
extras.extend(arg_strings[stop_index:])
- # if we didn't use all the Positional objects, there were too few
- # arg strings supplied.
- if positionals:
- self.error(_('too few arguments'))
-
# make sure all required actions were present
- for action in self._actions:
- if action.required:
- if action not in seen_actions:
- name = _get_action_name(action)
- self.error(_('argument %s is required') % name)
+ required_actions = [_get_action_name(action) for action in self._actions
+ if action.required and action not in seen_actions]
+ if required_actions:
+ self.error(_('the following arguments are required: %s') %
+ ', '.join(required_actions))
# make sure all required groups had one option present
for group in self._mutually_exclusive_groups:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 2836e7e..b0e9a03 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -4480,6 +4480,67 @@ class TestArgumentTypeError(TestCase):
else:
self.fail()
+# =========================
+# MessageContentError tests
+# =========================
+
+class TestMessageContentError(TestCase):
+
+ def test_missing_argument_name_in_message(self):
+ parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(prog='PROG', usage='')
+ parser.add_argument('req_pos', type=str)
+ parser.add_argument('-req_opt', type=int, required=True)
+ parser.add_argument('need_one', type=str, nargs='+')
+
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args([])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_opt')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'need_one')
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args(['myXargument'])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_opt')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'need_one')
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args(['myXargument', '-req_opt=1'])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'req_opt')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'need_one')
+
+ def test_optional_optional_not_in_message(self):
+ parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(prog='PROG', usage='')
+ parser.add_argument('req_pos', type=str)
+ parser.add_argument('--req_opt', type=int, required=True)
+ parser.add_argument('--opt_opt', type=bool, nargs='?',
+ default=True)
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args([])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_opt')
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'opt_opt')
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args(['--req_opt=1'])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'req_opt')
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'opt_opt')
+
+ def test_optional_positional_not_in_message(self):
+ parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(prog='PROG', usage='')
+ parser.add_argument('req_pos')
+ parser.add_argument('optional_positional', nargs='?', default='eggs')
+ with self.assertRaises(ArgumentParserError) as cm:
+ parser.parse_args([])
+ msg = str(cm.exception)
+ self.assertRegex(msg, 'req_pos')
+ self.assertNotIn(msg, 'optional_positional')
+
+
# ======================
# parse_known_args tests
# ======================
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 83aa53a..9562646 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
-------
+- Issue #10424: Argparse now includes the names of the missing required
+ arguments in the missing arguments error message.
+
- Issue #12168: SysLogHandler now allows NUL termination to be controlled using
a new 'append_nul' attribute on the handler.