From 1836f674c0d86ec3375189a550c8f4a52ff89ae8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Reynolds Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:33:28 -0600 Subject: Add note to `sys.orig_argv` clarifying the difference from `sys.argv` (#114630) Co-authored-by: Ned Batchelder --- Doc/library/sys.rst | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst index abf2c39..a97a369 100644 --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst @@ -1293,7 +1293,10 @@ always available. The list of the original command line arguments passed to the Python executable. - See also :data:`sys.argv`. + The elements of :data:`sys.orig_argv` are the arguments to the Python interpreter, + while the elements of :data:`sys.argv` are the arguments to the user's program. + Arguments consumed by the interpreter itself will be present in :data:`sys.orig_argv` + and missing from :data:`sys.argv`. .. versionadded:: 3.10 -- cgit v0.12