[Python-Dev] add bool type to optparse

[Neal Becker]

A.M. Kuchling wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 09:50:38AM -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
>> Subject says it all.
> 
> Why is boolean support needed, given that optparse has store_true and
> store_false actions?  Example usage:
> 
>     parser.add_option('--confirm', action='store_true', dest='confirm')
> 
> --amk

So you can do:
--option=false

Otherwise you have to do something like:
(action='store_false', default=True)

and use:
--no-option

which is OK sometimes, but why not allow a choice?