GH-108009: Add clarification of parser and argument defaults in argparse docs #124154
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I agree with the change overall, though I left a suggestion to make it substantially shorter, simpler and clearer, which hopefully helps address others' concerns about overcomplicating the docs. Thanks!
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@hpaulj, does this change satisfy your criteria? |
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Thanks @savannahostrowski for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13, 3.14. |
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This PR clarifies the nuances of setting defaults at the parser and argument level using argparse.
📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--124154.org.readthedocs.build/