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Re:Python argparse has a limitation on argument groups that ... by looknee on Saturday June 14, 2025 @04:00PM (#44278458)
The gcloud CLI handles this using argparse, having a parent mutex group with one child —no-timeout flag and then a child group containing the timeout flags.
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Re:Python argparse has a limitation on argument groups that ... by what on Saturday June 14, 2025 @04:50PM (#44278737)
But the docs say you can’t (or shouldn’t) add a child group because it’s not supported and will be removed…
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