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diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 2202b57..87d0cef 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ __all__ = [
'ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter',
'RawDescriptionHelpFormatter',
'RawTextHelpFormatter',
+ 'MetavarTypeHelpFormatter',
'Namespace',
'Action',
'ONE_OR_MORE',
@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# produce all arg strings
elif not action.option_strings:
- part = self._format_args(action, action.dest)
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_positional(action)
+ part = self._format_args(action, default)
# if it's in a group, strip the outer []
if action in group_actions:
@@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# if the Optional takes a value, format is:
# -s ARGS or --long ARGS
else:
- default = action.dest.upper()
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_optional(action)
args_string = self._format_args(action, default)
part = '%s %s' % (option_string, args_string)
@@ -527,7 +529,8 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
def _format_action_invocation(self, action):
if not action.option_strings:
- metavar, = self._metavar_formatter(action, action.dest)(1)
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_positional(action)
+ metavar, = self._metavar_formatter(action, default)(1)
return metavar
else:
@@ -541,7 +544,7 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# if the Optional takes a value, format is:
# -s ARGS, --long ARGS
else:
- default = action.dest.upper()
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_optional(action)
args_string = self._format_args(action, default)
for option_string in action.option_strings:
parts.append('%s %s' % (option_string, args_string))
@@ -619,6 +622,12 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
def _get_help_string(self, action):
return action.help
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_optional(self, action):
+ return action.dest.upper()
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_positional(self, action):
+ return action.dest
+
class RawDescriptionHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
"""Help message formatter which retains any formatting in descriptions.
@@ -628,7 +637,7 @@ class RawDescriptionHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
"""
def _fill_text(self, text, width, indent):
- return ''.join([indent + line for line in text.splitlines(True)])
+ return ''.join(indent + line for line in text.splitlines(keepends=True))
class RawTextHelpFormatter(RawDescriptionHelpFormatter):
@@ -659,6 +668,22 @@ class ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
return help
+class MetavarTypeHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
+ """Help message formatter which uses the argument 'type' as the default
+ metavar value (instead of the argument 'dest')
+
+ Only the name of this class is considered a public API. All the methods
+ provided by the class are considered an implementation detail.
+ """
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_optional(self, action):
+ return action.type.__name__
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_positional(self, action):
+ return action.type.__name__
+
+
+
# =====================
# Options and Arguments
# =====================
@@ -1940,17 +1965,12 @@ 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: