Method _get_nargs_pattern

src/madpack/argparse.py:2155–2194

(self, action)

        return result

    def _get_nargs_pattern(self, action):
        # in all examples below, we have to allow for '--' args
        # which are represented as '-' in the pattern
        nargs = action.nargs

        # the default (None) is assumed to be a single argument
        if nargs is None:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*A-*)'

        # allow zero or one arguments
        elif nargs == OPTIONAL:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*A?-*)'

        # allow zero or more arguments
        elif nargs == ZERO_OR_MORE:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*[A-]*)'

        # allow one or more arguments
        elif nargs == ONE_OR_MORE:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*A[A-]*)'

        # allow any number of options or arguments
        elif nargs == REMAINDER:
            nargs_pattern = '([-AO]*)'

        # allow one argument followed by any number of options or arguments
        elif nargs == PARSER:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*A[-AO]*)'

        # all others should be integers
        else:
            nargs_pattern = '(-*%s-*)' % '-*'.join('A' * nargs)

        # if this is an optional action, -- is not allowed
        if action.option_strings:
            nargs_pattern = nargs_pattern.replace('-*', '')
            nargs_pattern = nargs_pattern.replace('-', '')

        # return the pattern
        return nargs_pattern

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    # Value conversion methods