[issue43220] Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected

Change by Raymond Hettinger : -- assignee: rhettinger -> paul.j3 ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue43220] Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected

paul j3 added the comment: An overlapping issue https://bugs.python.org/issue18943 argparse: default args in mutually exclusive groups That issue shows that this problem arises with small integers as well (<257), which in cpython have unique ids. It's an implementation detail, pypy for

[issue43220] Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: I'll review this but it may take a little while to get to it. -- assignee: -> rhettinger nosy: +paul.j3, rhettinger ___ Python tracker

[issue43220] Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected

Keith Smiley added the comment: Would someone be able to review this change? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue43220] Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected

Change by Irit Katriel : -- title: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected -> Argparse: Explicit default required arguments with add_mutually_exclusive_group are rejected versions: -Python 3.6, Python 3.7