argh/assembling.py
def _guess(kwargs):
    """
    Adds types, actions, etc. to given argument specification.
    For example, ``default=3`` implies ``type=int``.

    :param arg: a :class:`argh.utils.Arg` instance
    """
    guessed = {}

    # Parser actions that accept argument 'type'
    TYPE_AWARE_ACTIONS = 'store', 'append'

    # guess type/action from default value
    value = kwargs.get('default')
    if value is not None:
        if isinstance(value, bool):
            if kwargs.get('action') is None:
                # infer action from default value
                guessed['action'] = 'store_false' if value else 'store_true'
        elif kwargs.get('type') is None:
            # infer type from default value
            # (make sure that action handler supports this keyword)
            if kwargs.get('action', 'store') in TYPE_AWARE_ACTIONS:
                guessed['type'] = type(value)

    # guess type from choices (first item)
    if kwargs.get('choices') and 'type' not in list(guessed) + list(kwargs):
        guessed['type'] = type(kwargs['choices'][0])

    return dict(kwargs, **guessed)
def _guess(kwargs):
    """
    Adds types, actions, etc. to given argument specification.
    For example, ``default=3`` implies ``type=int``.

    :param arg: a :class:`argh.utils.Arg` instance
    """
    guessed = {}

    # Parser actions that accept argument 'type'
    TYPE_AWARE_ACTIONS = 'store', 'append'

    # guess type/action from default value
    value = kwargs.get('default')
    if value is not None:
        if isinstance(value, bool):
            if kwargs.get('action') is None:
                # infer action from default value
                guessed['action'] = 'store_false' if value else 'store_true'
        elif kwargs.get('type') is None:
            # infer type from default value
            # (make sure that action handler supports this keyword)
            if kwargs.get('action', 'store') in TYPE_AWARE_ACTIONS:
                guessed['type'] = type(value)

    # guess type from choices (first item)
    if kwargs.get('choices') and 'type' not in list(guessed) + list(kwargs):
        guessed['type'] = type(kwargs['choices'][0])

    return dict(kwargs, **guessed)
Adds types, actions, etc. to given argument specification.
    For example, ``default=3`` implies ``type=int``.

    :param arg: a :class:`argh.utils.Arg` instance