[issue24338] In argparse adding wrong arguments makes malformed namespace

[py.user]

py.user added the comment:

Serhiy Storchaka wrote:
> for example the use of such popular options as -0 or -@

Ok.

What about inconsistent conversion dashes to underscores?

>>> import argparse
>>> 
>>> parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prefix_chars='@')
>>> _ = parser.add_argument('--x-one-two-three@')
>>> _ = parser.add_argument('@@y-one-two-three@')
>>> args = parser.parse_args(['abc'])
>>> args
Namespace(--x-one-two-three@='abc', y_one_two_three@=None)
>>>

We set dash as non-option char, but it continues to convert to underscore while another option char doesn't convert.

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