gh-90300: split --help output into separate options #30331

merwok · 2022-01-02T05:58:25Z

gh-90300: Make --help output shorter and add new help options.

--help-env, --help-xoptions and --help-all command-line options are
added to complement --help.

Python/initconfig.c

Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py

Misc/python.man

merwok · 2022-01-02T23:28:35Z

Misc/python.man

+]
+[
+.B \-X help
+]


I thought showing all help options on their own line could be nice.

Python/initconfig.c

Doc/using/cmdline.rst

Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py

Python/initconfig.c

bedevere-bot · 2022-01-03T17:42:08Z

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warsaw · 2022-01-03T17:42:50Z

Thanks for working on this! I left some comments and suggestions.

Python/initconfig.c

merwok · 2022-05-26T10:19:21Z

Python/initconfig.c

@@ -2085,7 +2106,7 @@ config_read(PyConfig *config, int compute_path_config)
    /* -X options */
    const wchar_t* option = _Py_check_xoptions(&config->xoptions, known_xoptions);
    if (option != NULL) {
-        return PyStatus_Error("Unknown value for option -X");
+        return PyStatus_Error("Unknown value for option -X (see --help-xoptions)");
    }


Turns out that showing the invalid value in this error message is not trivial: real C programmers had issue with it too before #28823

AA-Turner · 2022-05-29T21:09:41Z

Python/initconfig.c

-            when the interpreter displays tracebacks.\n\
-         -X frozen_modules=[on|off]: whether or not frozen modules should be used.\n\
-            The default is \"on\" (or \"off\" if you are running a local build).\n\
+-X opt : set implementation-specific option\n\


--help-xoptions is listed a few items below, but if scanning the list it might be helpful to explicitly mention it here. (Sorry if it's been suggested before & declined!).

Suggested change

-X opt : set implementation-specific option\n\

-X opt : set implementation-specific option (see --help-xoptions)\n\

I’ve added it and removed it. In the current version, I think it is not needed, as it is a few lines later and in the man page and shown in error message for unknown X option, but have no problem adding it if someone adds 👍🏽 to your comment 🙂

merwok · 2022-05-31T17:06:54Z

This is ready and complete for me. I did not change all lines to be <80 columns like Serhiy requested, but the upside is that the diff size is very reasonable. I would like to merge this week-end, or sooner if there are approving reviews, then create the backport PR for 3.11.

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miss-islington · 2022-06-01T09:50:05Z

Thanks @merwok for the PR 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.11.
🐍🍒⛏🤖 I'm not a witch! I'm not a witch!

…0331) Make --help output shorter and add new help options. --help-env, --help-xoptions and --help-all command-line options are added to complement --help. (cherry picked from commit 8aa9d40) Co-authored-by: Éric <earaujo@caravan.coop>

bedevere-bot · 2022-06-01T09:50:20Z

GH-93413 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.11 branch.

ericsnowcurrently · 2022-06-02T14:54:08Z

🎉 Thanks for seeing this through, @merwok! It's a nice improvement. 😄

Make --help output shorter and add new help options. --help-env, --help-xoptions and --help-all command-line options are added to complement --help. (cherry picked from commit 8aa9d40) Co-authored-by: Éric <earaujo@caravan.coop>

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	-X opt : set implementation-specific option\n\
	-X opt : set implementation-specific option (see --help-xoptions)\n\

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