argparse does not honor default argument for nargs=argparse.REMAINDER argument

rgov

BPO	35495
Nosy	@mblahay

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2018-12-14.15:59:40.287>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
title = 'argparse does not honor default argument for nargs=argparse.REMAINDER argument'
updated_at = <Date 2019-07-18.21:03:41.175>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/rgov'

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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'test needed'
status = 'open'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35495'
versions = ['Python 3.9']