[issue15906] argparse add_argument() confusing behavior when type=str, default=

[Barry A. Warsaw]

Barry A. Warsaw added the comment:

On Sep 12, 2012, at 03:40 PM, Steven Bethard wrote:

>Ok, sounds good. Let's make the test check the documented behavior, and then
>add back the isinstance(action.default, str) check.

See patch 15906-3.diff for Python 2.7.  If acceptable, I will apply and
forward port it.

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