google/python-fire
View on GitHubmis-assigned keyword arguments when two function parameters have the same name
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#379 opened on Jan 13, 2022
help wanted
Description
Environment
Python 3.9.2
fire==0.4.0
Example Script
I have the following example script.py:
import fire
class Foo:
def __init__(self):
print("__init__")
def bar(self, param=0):
print(f"bar (param={param})")
return self
def baz(self, param=0):
print(f"baz (param={param})")
return self
def end(self):
return "end"
if __name__ == "__main__":
fire.Fire(Foo)
Example Usages (which demonstrate a problem)
When I use the script and provide the arguments by position, it works fine:
$ python script.py bar 3 baz 5 end
__init__
bar (param=3)
baz (param=5)
end
But when I provide the arguments by keyword, the output is different and the program brings up the command-line help text for Foo:
$ python script.py bar --param=3 baz --param=5 end
__init__
bar (param=5)
baz (param=end)
More examples:
$ python script.py bar --param=3 baz 5 end
__init__
bar (param=3)
baz (param=5)
end
$ python script.py bar 3 baz --param=5 end
__init__
bar (param=5)
ERROR: Could not consume arg: 3
Usage: fire_issue_eg.py bar 3 <command>
available commands: bar | baz | end
For detailed information on this command, run:
fire_issue_eg.py bar 3 --help
Thoughts
It looks like there is a problem:
- when Fire is running through two (or more) callable objects, and each object has an identically-named parameter (in the above example,
param) - when that parameter is provided on the command line via keyword on the 2nd(+) function called (in this example,
baz)