[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

Larry Hastings added the comment: Closing as wontfix. This is not a supported use of optional groups. -- resolution: -> wont fix status: languishing -> closed ___ Python tracker __

[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

Larry Hastings added the comment: If the argument currently uses a default value of -1, then I see no problem with converting it to Argument Clinic using a default value of -1. If you claim it's a "hack" then you should discuss that with the author of 1ab9978123be. -- __

[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Then it would be better to not convert wantobjects() to Argument Clinic. Using -1 as a value for not passed argument is a hack (added in 1ab9978123be) and I don't want to propagate it to the signature. But I afraid that there are other functions that suffer

[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

Larry Hastings added the comment: Sorry, I forgot to finish the first bullet point. It should have read: * functions that have groups of parameters that are optional only as a group (e.g. curses.window.getch) -- ___ Python tracker

[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

Larry Hastings added the comment: Optional groups were designed to support two specific legacy use cases: * functions that have groups of parameters that are * functions with optional parameters to the left of required parameters They are not intended to be used in cases like this. I reall

[issue24051] Argument Clinic no longer works with single optional argument

New submission from Serhiy Storchaka: Argument Clinic no longer works single optional argument. For example see _tkinter.tkapp.wantobjects in the patch in issue20168. /*[clinic input] _tkinter.tkapp.wantobjects [ value: int ] / [clinic start generated code]*/ It is converted