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gh-103921: Rename "type" header in argparse docs 
This allows :keyword:`type` to link to docs for the new `type`
statement (being written in gh-104642) instead of to this header
in the argparse docs.
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JelleZijlstra committed May 19, 2023
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30 changes: 15 additions & 15 deletions Doc/library/argparse.rst
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Quick Links for add_argument()
------------------------------

====================== =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================
Name Description Values
====================== =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================
action_ Specify how an argument should be handled ``'store'``, ``'store_const'``, ``'store_true'``, ``'append'``, ``'append_const'``, ``'count'``, ``'help'``, ``'version'``
choices_ Limit values to a specific set of choices ``['foo', 'bar']``, ``range(1, 10)``, or :class:`~collections.abc.Container` instance
const_ Store a constant value
default_ Default value used when an argument is not provided Defaults to ``None``
dest_ Specify the attribute name used in the result namespace
help_ Help message for an argument
metavar_ Alternate display name for the argument as shown in help
nargs_ Number of times the argument can be used :class:`int`, ``'?'``, ``'*'``, or ``'+'``
required_ Indicate whether an argument is required or optional ``True`` or ``False``
type_ Automatically convert an argument to the given type :class:`int`, :class:`float`, ``argparse.FileType('w')``, or callable function
====================== =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================
============================ =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================
Name Description Values
============================ =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================
action_ Specify how an argument should be handled ``'store'``, ``'store_const'``, ``'store_true'``, ``'append'``, ``'append_const'``, ``'count'``, ``'help'``, ``'version'``
choices_ Limit values to a specific set of choices ``['foo', 'bar']``, ``range(1, 10)``, or :class:`~collections.abc.Container` instance
const_ Store a constant value
default_ Default value used when an argument is not provided Defaults to ``None``
dest_ Specify the attribute name used in the result namespace
help_ Help message for an argument
metavar_ Alternate display name for the argument as shown in help
nargs_ Number of times the argument can be used :class:`int`, ``'?'``, ``'*'``, or ``'+'``
required_ Indicate whether an argument is required or optional ``True`` or ``False``
:ref:`type <argparse-type>` Automatically convert an argument to the given type :class:`int`, :class:`float`, ``argparse.FileType('w')``, or callable function
============================ =========================================================== ==========================================================================================================================


Example
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Namespace(foo='1')


.. _type:
.. _argparse-type:

type
^^^^
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