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from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
p = ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
p.aa = p.add_argument
p.aa('--myswitch', help='help text', action='store_true')
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Math built-ins in 3.8
In addition to the famous walrus operator, Python 3.8 introduces useful new math features.
Modular inverse
The modular-power built-in pow(base, exp, mod) can now compute the modular inverse using exp=-1. This requires that base and mod are relatively prime integers.
>>> pow(38, -1, 97)
23
>>> 23 * 38 % 97 == 1
True
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