Shatadal wrote: > In the python documentation section 14.3.2.6 (http://docs.python.org/ > lib/optparse-generating-help.html) in the last line it is written > > "options that have a default value can include %default in the help > string--optparse will replace it with str() of the option's default > value. If an option has no default value (or the default value is > None), %default expands to none." > > However this is true only for python 2.4 and newer and not for older > versions.
The optparse module is externally maintained. You should file a documentation bug at http://optik.sourceforge.net/ STeVe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
