argparse: -h listening required options under optional arguments

[mgodinho]

BPO	13818
Superseder	bpo-9694: argparse required arguments displayed under "optional arguments"

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2012-07-21.22:06:01.418>
created_at = <Date 2012-01-18.19:23:54.770>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'argparse: -h listening required options under optional arguments'
updated_at = <Date 2012-07-21.22:06:01.417>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/mgodinho'

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activity = <Date 2012-07-21.22:06:01.417>
actor = 'bethard'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2012-07-21.22:06:01.418>
closer = 'bethard'
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2012-01-18.19:23:54.770>
creator = 'mgodinho'
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issue_num = 13818
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nosy_names = ['bethard', 'mgodinho']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'duplicate'
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'closed'
superseder = '9694'
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue13818'
versions = ['Python 2.7']

[mgodinho]

Adding a 'required optional argument' as with:

app.add_argument('--dbsnp', required=True)

will still result on having that argument listed under the optional when the app is called with the help option (-h)

Please note that the usage line is rendered ok (no square brackets around the 'required optional argument').