gh-66419: Make optional arguments with nargs=REMAINDER consume all arguments#124509
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…all arguments It no longer stops at the first '--'.
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Small comment for the news entry but LGTM so long as we don't backport!
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| Optional argument with :ref:`nargs` equals to ``argparse.REMAINDER`` now | ||
| consumes all remaining arguments, not only to the first ``'--'``. |
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| Optional argument with :ref:`nargs` equals to ``argparse.REMAINDER`` now | |
| consumes all remaining arguments, not only to the first ``'--'``. | |
| Optional argument with :ref:`nargs` equals to ``argparse.REMAINDER`` now | |
| consumes all remaining arguments including ``'--'``. |
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It no longer stops at the first '--'.