optparse help output

2007-10-24 Thread Dan
I've been using optparse for a while, and I have an option with a number of sub-actions I want to describe in the help section: parser.add_option(-a, --action, help=\ Current supported actions: create, build, import, exp_cmd and interact. create -- Vaguely

Re: optparse help output

2007-10-24 Thread Tim Chase
I've been using optparse for a while, and I have an option with a number of sub-actions I want to describe in the help section: parser.add_option(-a, --action, help=\ [snipped formatted help] ) Unfortunately, when I run the script with --help, this is what I get

Re: optparse help output

2007-10-24 Thread Dan
On Oct 24, 12:06 pm, Tim Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been using optparse for a while, and I have an option with a number of sub-actions I want to describe in the help section: parser.add_option(-a, --action, help=\ [snipped formatted help] )

Re: optparse help output

2007-10-24 Thread Steven Bethard
Dan wrote: On Oct 24, 12:06 pm, Tim Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been using optparse for a while, and I have an option with a number of sub-actions I want to describe in the help section: parser.add_option(-a, --action, help=\ [snipped formatted help] )