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feat: support "help" as a subcommand synonymous with "--help" #868 #878

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Merge branch 'dev' into support
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions linodecli/cli.py
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METHODS = ("get", "post", "put", "delete")

logger = getLogger(__name__)
args = sys.argv[1:]

if len(args) > 0 and args[-1] == "help":
sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + args[:-1] + ["--help"]
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elif len(args) > 0 and args[0] == "help":
sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + args[1:] + ["--help"]
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class CLI: # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
"""
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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions tests/test_help_alias.py
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import subprocess
import os
def test_help_alias():
env = os.environ.copy()
env["LINODE_CLI_CONFIG"] = "/dev/null"
env["HOME"] = "/tmp"

result = subprocess.run(
["python3", "-m", "linodecli", "instance", "help"],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=5,
env=env,
input="\n"
)
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assert result.returncode == 0
assert "usage" in result.stdout.lower()
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