gh-85308: Add a parameter to argparse.ArgumentParser for file encoding by ZackerySpytz · Pull Request #21444 · python/cpython

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Create a new :class:`ArgumentParser` object. All parameters should be passed as keyword arguments. Each parameter has its own more detailed description Expand Down Expand Up @@ -182,6 +183,9 @@ ArgumentParser objects * exit_on_error_ - Determines whether or not ArgumentParser exits with error info when an error occurs. (default: ``True``)
* fromfile_encoding_ - The encoding to use when reading files specified by fromfile_prefix_chars_. (default: the system's default encoding)
.. versionchanged:: 3.5 *allow_abbrev* parameter was added.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.10 *fromfile_encoding* parameter was added.
The following sections describe how each of these are used.

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fromfile_encoding ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The ``fromfile_encoding=`` argument specifies the encoding to use when reading files designated by fromfile_prefix_chars_. By default, :class:`ArgumentParser` objects use the system's default encoding.
.. versionadded:: 3.10

The add_argument() method -------------------------
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