[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

paul j3 added the comment: Also https://bugs.python.org/issue27303 [argparse] Unify options in help output -- ___ Python tracker

[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

paul j3 added the comment: https://bugs.python.org/issue29626 Issue with spacing in argparse module while using help This deals with a extra space that is produced when a blank metavar is used to produce a more compact help line -s , --service help text My answers

[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

paul j3 added the comment: This is normal behavior for argparse. People have asked before for a more compact display. I remember suggesting changes to the HelpFormatter subclass on Stackoverflow questions, and there's probably one or more bug/issues addressing the same

[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

Jakub Wilk added the comment: GNU programs seem to use this format: $ ls --help | grep ',.*=[A-Z]' -I, --ignore=PATTERN do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN -T, --tabsize=COLS assume tab stops at each COLS instead of 8 -w,

[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

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[issue33389] argparse redundant help string

New submission from Stefan Seefeld : I'm using Python's `argparse` module to define optional arguments. I'm calling the `argparse.add_argument` method to add both short and long arguments, but I notice that the generated help message lists some information twice. For