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-rw-r--r--cmd2/argparse_completer.py8
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cmd2/argparse_completer.py b/cmd2/argparse_completer.py
index 7484358d..117bfd50 100644
--- a/cmd2/argparse_completer.py
+++ b/cmd2/argparse_completer.py
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ class ArgparseCompleter:
# If we have results, then return them
if completion_results:
- self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, flag_arg_state.action)
+ # Don't overwrite an existing hint
+ if not self._cmd2_app.completion_hint:
+ self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, flag_arg_state.action)
return completion_results
# Otherwise, print a hint if the flag isn't finished or text isn't possibly the start of a flag
@@ -437,7 +439,9 @@ class ArgparseCompleter:
# If we have results, then return them
if completion_results:
- self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, pos_arg_state.action)
+ # Don't overwrite an existing hint
+ if not self._cmd2_app.completion_hint:
+ self._cmd2_app.completion_hint = _build_hint(self._parser, pos_arg_state.action)
return completion_results
# Otherwise, print a hint if text isn't possibly the start of a flag