Argparse missing translates

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BPO	44999
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[softsolsolutions]

Dear all,

There are a few strings in the argparse module which are not translatable through the gettext API.

Some have already been reported:

• the "--version" help text at Lib/argparse.py:1105 (reported in bpo-16786, fixed by PR 12711);
• the "default" help text at Lib/argparse.py:697 (reported in 33775, fixed by PR 12711).

However, some others remain:

• the "default" help text for BooleanOptionalAction at Lib/argparse.py:878 (which, incidentally, will be duplicated when used with ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter);
• the "argument %(argument_name)s: %(message)s" error message at Lib/argparse.py:751;
• the formatted section heading at Lib/argparse.py:225: if the heading itself is translatable, the string "%(heading)s:" is not. More precisely, the colon right after the heading might also require localization, as some languages (e.g., French) typeset colons with a preceding non-breaking space (i.e., "%(heading)s :"). (Okay, I'll admit that this is nitpicking!)

I'll submit a pull request with proposed fixes for these strings.

Kind regards,
Santhosh

[savannahostrowski]

Translation is supported on all of the above now. These instances were addressed via:

• bpo-39464: Allow translating argument error messages  #17169
• gh-77956: Add the words 'default' and 'version' help text localizable #12711
• bpo-44865: Missing translations in argparse #27668