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@@ -1539,8 +1539,8 @@ Sub-commands
.. method:: ArgumentParser.add_subparsers([title], [description], [prog], \
[parser_class], [action], \
- [option_string], [dest], [help], \
- [metavar])
+ [option_string], [dest], [required] \
+ [help], [metavar])
Many programs split up their functionality into a number of sub-commands,
for example, the ``svn`` program can invoke sub-commands like ``svn
@@ -1576,6 +1576,9 @@ Sub-commands
* dest_ - name of the attribute under which sub-command name will be
stored; by default ``None`` and no value is stored
+ * required_ - Whether or not a subcommand must be provided, by default
+ ``True``.
+
* help_ - help for sub-parser group in help output, by default ``None``
* metavar_ - string presenting available sub-commands in help; by default it