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`uvx` complains about non-existent `--with`

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#8,757 opened on Nov 1, 2024

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❯ uvx --from ./python/ruff-ecosystem ruff-ecosystem --output-format markdown --force-preview --cache ../ecosystem format ./target/release/ruff ./target/debug/ruff > changes.md
  × Invalid `--with` requirement
  ╰─▶ Distribution not found at: file:///home/astral/ruff/python/python/ruff-ecosystem

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Research direction
Examine the argument parsing for `uvx` command, specifically the handling of ` from` and ` with` flags, and trace why the argument after ` from` is being misinterpreted as ` with`. Look for overlapping short forms or incorrect flag parsing.
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