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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions 19 Doc/library/argparse.rst
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module also automatically generates help and usage messages. The module
will also issue errors when users give the program invalid arguments.

Quick Links for ArgumentParser
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Name Description Values
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prog_ The name of the program Defaults to ``os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])``
usage_ The string describing the program usage
description_ A brief description of what the program does
epilog_ Additional description of the program after the argument help
parents_ A list of :class:`ArgumentParser` objects whose arguments should also be included
formatter_class_ A class for customizing the help output ``argparse.HelpFormatter``
prefix_chars_ The set of characters that prefix optional arguments Defaults to ``'-'``
fromfile_prefix_chars_ The set of characters that prefix files to read additional arguments from Defaults to ``None`` (meaning arguments will never be treated as file references)
argument_default_ The global default value for arguments
allow_abbrev_ Allows long options to be abbreviated if the abbreviation is unambiguous ``True`` or ``False`` (default: ``True``)
conflict_handler_ The strategy for resolving conflicting optionals
add_help_ Add a ``-h/--help`` option to the parser ``True`` or ``False`` (default: ``True``)
exit_on_error_ Determines whether or not to exit with error info when an error occurs ``True`` or ``False`` (default: ``True``)
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Core Functionality
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