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@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ Note that most parent parsers will specify ``add_help=False``. Otherwise, the
:class:`ArgumentParser` will see two ``-h/--help`` options (one in the parent
and one in the child) and raise an error.
+.. note::
+ You must fully initialize the parsers before passing them via ``parents=``.
+ If you change the parent parsers after the child parser, those changes will
+ not be reflected in the child.
+
formatter_class
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^