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@guoci guoci commented Feb 7, 2026 •
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📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--144572.org.readthedocs.build/

  • Issue: argparse: help parameter not documented in add_subparsers().add_parser #84116

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Add missing backslash
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guoci requested a review from savannahostrowski as a code owner February 7, 2026 17:39
@bedevere-app bedevere-app Bot added awaiting review docs Documentation in the Doc dir skip news labels Feb 7, 2026
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gh-84116: Docs: Document help and aliases for argparse.add_parser() #140574
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LGTM

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@StanFromIreland StanFromIreland changed the title Add missing backslash gh-84116: Add missing backslash to _SubParsersAction.add_parser signature Feb 7, 2026
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argparse: help parameter not documented in add_subparsers().add_parser #84116
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Yeah, without backslashes we have a weird rendering:

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With the backslash it becomes

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@StanFromIreland can you confirm that it's not my browser?
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@StanFromIreland can you confirm that it's not my browser?

I can confirm, also none of the references in the file work currently (unlike in the preview).
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picnixz merged commit 6665115 into python:main Feb 7, 2026
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