gh-138697: Fix inferring dest from a single-dash long option in argparse#138699
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… argparse If a short option and a single-dash long option are passed to add_argument(), dest is now inferred from the single-dash long option.
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Overall, I am supportive of making dest more consistent so thanks for opening this issue and PR. However, there is one edge case that still needs to be addressed.
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LGTM! Thanks for this!
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… argparse (python#138699) * pythongh-138697: Fix inferring dest from a single-dash long option in argparse If a short option and a single-dash long option are passed to add_argument(), dest is now inferred from the single-dash long option. * Make double-dash options taking priority over single-dash long options. --------- Co-authored-by: Savannah Ostrowski <savannah@python.org>
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… argparse (python#138699) * pythongh-138697: Fix inferring dest from a single-dash long option in argparse If a short option and a single-dash long option are passed to add_argument(), dest is now inferred from the single-dash long option. * Make double-dash options taking priority over single-dash long options. --------- Co-authored-by: Savannah Ostrowski <savannah@python.org>
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If a short option and a single-dash long option are passed to add_argument(), dest is now inferred from the single-dash long option.
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