Re: STD_HELP_OPTION and STD_VERSION_OPTION

David Goodger <[email protected]> Mon, 12 May 2003 22:14:08 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.optik.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Greg Ward wrote:
> Is it just because you don't like my default help string for the --help
> option?  Or something deeper?

It's a deep and abiding belief that option text should be full 
sentences, starting with capital letters and ending with full stops. 
All of two characters' difference.  That, and the order: I like "--help" 
to be the last option displayed in the help text.  ISTR that this was 
tricky at the time.

-- David Goodger



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