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diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index de3cd11479..79f1fe5a6b 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ __all__ = [
'ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter',
'RawDescriptionHelpFormatter',
'RawTextHelpFormatter',
+ 'MetavarTypeHelpFormatter',
'Namespace',
'Action',
'ONE_OR_MORE',
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ __all__ = [
]
+import collections as _collections
import copy as _copy
import os as _os
import re as _re
@@ -422,7 +424,8 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# produce all arg strings
elif not action.option_strings:
- part = self._format_args(action, action.dest)
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_positional(action)
+ part = self._format_args(action, default)
# if it's in a group, strip the outer []
if action in group_actions:
@@ -444,7 +447,7 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# if the Optional takes a value, format is:
# -s ARGS or --long ARGS
else:
- default = action.dest.upper()
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_optional(action)
args_string = self._format_args(action, default)
part = '%s %s' % (option_string, args_string)
@@ -530,7 +533,8 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
def _format_action_invocation(self, action):
if not action.option_strings:
- metavar, = self._metavar_formatter(action, action.dest)(1)
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_positional(action)
+ metavar, = self._metavar_formatter(action, default)(1)
return metavar
else:
@@ -544,7 +548,7 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
# if the Optional takes a value, format is:
# -s ARGS, --long ARGS
else:
- default = action.dest.upper()
+ default = self._get_default_metavar_for_optional(action)
args_string = self._format_args(action, default)
for option_string in action.option_strings:
parts.append('%s %s' % (option_string, args_string))
@@ -622,6 +626,12 @@ class HelpFormatter(object):
def _get_help_string(self, action):
return action.help
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_optional(self, action):
+ return action.dest.upper()
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_positional(self, action):
+ return action.dest
+
class RawDescriptionHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
"""Help message formatter which retains any formatting in descriptions.
@@ -662,6 +672,22 @@ class ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
return help
+class MetavarTypeHelpFormatter(HelpFormatter):
+ """Help message formatter which uses the argument 'type' as the default
+ metavar value (instead of the argument 'dest')
+
+ Only the name of this class is considered a public API. All the methods
+ provided by the class are considered an implementation detail.
+ """
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_optional(self, action):
+ return action.type.__name__
+
+ def _get_default_metavar_for_positional(self, action):
+ return action.type.__name__
+
+
+
# =====================
# Options and Arguments
# =====================
@@ -1041,7 +1067,7 @@ class _SubParsersAction(Action):
self._prog_prefix = prog
self._parser_class = parser_class
- self._name_parser_map = {}
+ self._name_parser_map = _collections.OrderedDict()
self._choices_actions = []
super(_SubParsersAction, self).__init__(
@@ -1294,6 +1320,13 @@ class _ActionsContainer(object):
if not _callable(type_func):
raise ValueError('%r is not callable' % type_func)
+ # raise an error if the metavar does not match the type
+ if hasattr(self, "_get_formatter"):
+ try:
+ self._get_formatter()._format_args(action, None)
+ except TypeError:
+ raise ValueError("length of metavar tuple does not match nargs")
+
return self._add_action(action)
def add_argument_group(self, *args, **kwargs):