apache/airflow

Make positional parameters as a destionation paramater for auto-generated commands

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#60142 opened on Jan 5, 2026

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What We need to make adjustments in this file. https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/a4f3417bb0ae22a447b974e5e543af45e55e3c7f/airflow-ctl/src/airflowctl/ctl/cli_config.py#L499-L584

airflowctl will understand whether the parameter is nullable. If it is not nullable, we should add as a destination parameter, and if it is nullable, it will be positional.

Example: from airflow connections create --connection-id="test" --conn-type="test" ... to airflow connections create test test ...

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  • Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

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cli
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PythonAirflow basics
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Research direction
Examine the file airflow ctl/src/airflowctl/ctl/cli config.py, specifically lines 499-584, to understand the current command generation logic. The goal is to make non nullable parameters become destination parameters (positional) and nullable parameters remain positional. Review the comments in the issue for any clarification on implementation details. Ensure that changes do not break existing command generation.