[issue26994] unexpected behavior for booleans in argparse

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray added the comment:

type=bool doesn't do what you think it does.  It does 'bool(value)', and 'bool("False")' is True, since "False" is a non-empty string.

See issue 21208 for some further discussion.

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nosy: +r.david.murray
resolution:  -> duplicate
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed
superseder:  -> Change default behavior of arguments with type bool when options are specified

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