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[3.13] gh-155352: Fix inconsistent error messages between parse_args and documentation (GH-155353) #155357

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions Doc/library/argparse.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1447,12 +1447,12 @@ it exits and prints the error along with a usage message::
>>> # invalid option
>>> parser.parse_args(['--bar'])
usage: PROG [-h] [--foo FOO] [bar]
PROG: error: no such option: --bar
PROG: error: unrecognized arguments: --bar

>>> # wrong number of arguments
>>> parser.parse_args(['spam', 'badger'])
usage: PROG [-h] [--foo FOO] [bar]
PROG: error: extra arguments found: badger
PROG: error: unrecognized arguments: badger


Arguments containing ``-``
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ there are no options in the parser that look like negative numbers::
>>> # negative number options present, so -2 is an option
>>> parser.parse_args(['-2'])
usage: PROG [-h] [-1 ONE] [foo]
PROG: error: no such option: -2
PROG: error: unrecognized arguments: -2

>>> # negative number options present, so both -1s are options
>>> parser.parse_args(['-1', '-1'])
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