[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-596434 ] textwrap has problems wrapping hyphens

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Bugs item #596434, was opened at 2002-08-17 10:46
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: David Goodger (goodger)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: textwrap has problems wrapping hyphens

Initial Comment:
(Greg already knows about this from private mail; 
this makes it "official".)

Long multi-word command-line options (begin 
with "--" and contain internal "-") inside text may be 
wrapped badly by textwrap.  For example, "--an-
option" may become "--\nan-option" or "--an-\
noption".  Perhaps words that begin with hyphens 
should not be wrapped at all?

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