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Author	eric.smith
Recipients	caveman, eric.smith
Date	2017-10-11.22:32:34
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Removing versions 3.4 and 3.8. Attaching a reproducing script. Run it with a parameter of the number of arguments to add. The behavior changes between 7 and 8, although I'm not sure either is wrong, just different. This is from Windows: % python3 31768.py 7 usage: 31768.py [-h] [-v \| -q \| -x [X] \| -y [Y] \| Z \| Z \| Z \| Z \| Z \| Z \| Z] positional arguments: Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -v, --verbose -q, --quiet -x [X] the base -y [Y] the exponent % python3 31768.py 8 usage: 31768.py [-h] [-v] [-q] [-x [X]] [-y [Y]] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] positional arguments: Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent Z the exponent optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -v, --verbose -q, --quiet -x [X] the base -y [Y] the exponent

Removing versions 3.4 and 3.8.

Attaching a reproducing script.  Run it with a parameter of the number of arguments to add. The behavior changes between 7 and 8, although I'm not sure either is wrong, just different. This is from Windows:

% python3 31768.py 7
usage: 31768.py [-h] [-v | -q | -x [X] | -y [Y] | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z | Z]

positional arguments:
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose
  -q, --quiet
  -x [X]         the base
  -y [Y]         the exponent

% python3 31768.py 8
usage: 31768.py [-h] [-v] [-q] [-x [X]] [-y [Y]]
                [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z] [Z]

positional arguments:
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent
  Z              the exponent

optional arguments:
  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose
  -q, --quiet
  -x [X]         the base
  -y [Y]         the exponent

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Date	User	Action	Args
2017-10-11 22:32:34	eric.smith	set	recipients: + eric.smith, caveman
2017-10-11 22:32:34	eric.smith	set	messageid: <[email protected]>
2017-10-11 22:32:34	eric.smith	link	issue31768 messages
2017-10-11 22:32:34	eric.smith	create