GH-139862: Fix direct instantiation of HelpFormatter#142384
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@hamdanal Mind also taking a look at this and making sure everything is fixed on your end? |
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This fixes the problem. Thank you.
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Worth adding a regression test?
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Based on #142274 (comment), the issue here is that
format_help()eventually accessesself._themebut_themewas never set since_set_color()is no longer called in__init__. I think we can initialize_themeto a safe default (no color) so that direct instantiation works but the parser can still override it afterward.argparseformatter handling ofcolor#139862