[Python-checkins] r87372 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/argparse.rst

r.david.murray python-checkins at python.org
Sat Dec 18 17:39:07 CET 2010


Author: r.david.murray
Date: Sat Dec 18 17:39:06 2010
New Revision: 87372

Log:
#10728: the default for printing help is sys.stdout, not stderr.


Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/argparse.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/argparse.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/argparse.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/argparse.rst	Sat Dec 18 17:39:06 2010
@@ -1658,14 +1658,14 @@
 .. method:: ArgumentParser.print_usage(file=None)
 
    Print a brief description of how the :class:`ArgumentParser` should be
-   invoked on the command line.  If *file* is ``None``, :data:`sys.stderr` is
+   invoked on the command line.  If *file* is ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` is
    assumed.
 
 .. method:: ArgumentParser.print_help(file=None)
 
    Print a help message, including the program usage and information about the
    arguments registered with the :class:`ArgumentParser`.  If *file* is
-   ``None``, :data:`sys.stderr` is assumed.
+   ``None``, :data:`sys.stdout` is assumed.
 
 There are also variants of these methods that simply return a string instead of
 printing it:


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