[ python-Bugs-878458 ] optparse help text is not easily extensible

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Bugs item #878458, was opened at 2004-01-16 13:59
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Ian Bicking (ianbicking)
>Assigned to: Greg Ward (gward)
Summary: optparse help text is not easily extensible

Initial Comment:
optparse doesn't allow for paragraph/narrative help
text.  This text would typically go below the option
listing.

There is currently no place to describe positional
arguments, and this would be a simple way to allow for
that.  This could be provided as an extra keyword
argument to OptionParser.__init__, included in the help
in the function OptionParser.format_help.

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