Wolfgang Maier added the comment: try this: parser.add_argument('file', nargs='?', default = argparse.SUPPRESS)
I don't think this is a bug. The default for the default parameter is None so the behavior is consistent with the documentation. ---------- nosy: +wolma _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue28734> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com