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In ArgParse, can two compatible formatter_class values be used? - pjfarley3 - Jul-31-2020
When setting up argparse, I would like to use BOTH formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter AND formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter so that the user sees argument default values AND I can code multiline pre-indented "description" and "epilog" values.
If that possible, what is the correct syntax? Or can only one formatter_class value be used?
TIA for any assistance you can provide.
Peter
RE: In ArgParse, can two compatible formatter_class values be used? - Gribouillis - Jul-31-2020
Looking into arpgarse's code, we see that ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter overrides a single method
_get_help_string() and RawDescriptionHelpFormatter overrides only _fill_text(). It may depend on the python version, but I think you could try thisclass MyFormatter(ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter, RawDescriptionHelpFormatter):
pass
...formater_class=MyFormatter...
RE: In ArgParse, can two compatible formatter_class values be used? - pjfarley3 - Jul-31-2020
Thank you very much, that worked flawlessly.
Marking this issue solved.
Peter