[Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): #10423: clarify options vs args in argparse discussion of optparse
r.david.murray
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Mar 31 00:09:39 CEST 2012
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/dee1597b3ce3
changeset: 75999:dee1597b3ce3
branch: 3.2
parent: 75988:cd8347e15f62
user: R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date: Fri Mar 30 18:07:42 2012 -0400
summary:
#10423: clarify options vs args in argparse discussion of optparse
Patch by Sandro Tosi.
files:
Doc/library/argparse.rst | 5 +++--
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -1833,9 +1833,10 @@
* Replace all :meth:`optparse.OptionParser.add_option` calls with
:meth:`ArgumentParser.add_argument` calls.
-* Replace ``options, args = parser.parse_args()`` with ``args =
+* Replace ``(options, args) = parser.parse_args()`` with ``args =
parser.parse_args()`` and add additional :meth:`ArgumentParser.add_argument`
- calls for the positional arguments.
+ calls for the positional arguments. Keep in mind that what was previously
+ called ``options``, now in :mod:`argparse` context is called ``args``.
* Replace callback actions and the ``callback_*`` keyword arguments with
``type`` or ``action`` arguments.
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