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AttributeError: 'function' object has no attribute 'allow_extra_args'

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AttributeError: 'function' object has no attribute 'allow_extra_args'

Python version: 3.6 Command: python3 setup.py --command-packages=click_man.commands man_pages

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Created 5 years ago
Reactions:2
Comments:6 (3 by maintainers)

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stephenfincommented, Aug 7, 2018

This issue is main does not return a click object. You need to modify it like so.

diff --git a/mycli.py b/mycli.py
index 0b87781..fb3afb4 100644
--- a/mycli.py
+++ b/mycli.py
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ def test_command():
     """
     click.echo("Hello world")
 
-def main():
-    mycli.add_command(test_command)
-    mycli()
+mycli.add_command(test_command)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    mycli()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2afc564..20a85e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=['click'],
     entry_points='''
         [console_scripts]
-        my=mycli:main
+        my=mycli:mycli
     ''',
     classifiers=[
         'Natural Language :: English',

This ensures that (a) the add_command function is always called and the command registered and (b) you’re trying to document a click object and not a random function.

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ElieDeloumeaucommented, Aug 8, 2018

It works! Many thanks 😃