Vajrasky Kok added the comment: Attached the unit test.
Here is the simpler script to product the bug: ------------------------ import argparse parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='PROG') parser.add_argument ('--a', metavar='a'*76) parser.add_argument ('--b', metavar="[innerpart]outerpart") parser.add_argument ('c', metavar='c'*76) parser.add_argument ('d', metavar="[innerpart2]outerpart2") args = parser.parse_args() ------------------------ python thefile.py --help ---------- nosy: +vajrasky Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file30910/unit_test_for_inner_bracket_metavar.txt _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue11874> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com