fix(cli): Add ability to escape at-prefixed parameter (python-gitlab#…

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pyhedgehog · Mar 9, 2023 · dcd1d50 · dcd1d50
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diff --git a/docs/cli-usage.rst b/docs/cli-usage.rst
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ command line. This is handy for values containing new lines for instance:
    EOF
    $ gitlab project create --name SuperProject --description @/tmp/description
 
+It you want to explicitly pass argument starting with "@" - double it:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+  
+   $ gitlab project-tag list --project-id somenamespace/myproject
+   ...
+   name: @at-started-tag
+   ...
+   $ gitlab project-tag delete --project-id somenamespace/myproject --name '@@at-started-tag'
+
+
 Enabling shell autocompletion
 =============================
 

diff --git a/gitlab/cli.py b/gitlab/cli.py
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
 
 def _parse_value(v: Any) -> Any:
+    if isinstance(v, str) and v.startswith("@@"):
+        return v[1:]
     if isinstance(v, str) and v.startswith("@"):
         # If the user-provided value starts with @, we try to read the file
         # path provided after @ as the real value. Exit on any error.