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diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 0927281f69..6680feb016 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -2145,6 +2145,42 @@ class TestAddSubparsers(TestCase):
wrap\N{NO-BREAK SPACE}at non-breaking spaces
'''))
+ def test_help_blank(self):
+ # Issue 24444
+ parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(
+ prog='PROG', description='main description')
+ parser.add_argument(
+ 'foo',
+ help=' ')
+ self.assertEqual(parser.format_help(), textwrap.dedent('''\
+ usage: PROG [-h] foo
+
+ main description
+
+ positional arguments:
+ foo
+
+ options:
+ -h, --help show this help message and exit
+ '''))
+
+ parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(
+ prog='PROG', description='main description')
+ parser.add_argument(
+ 'foo', choices=[],
+ help='%(choices)s')
+ self.assertEqual(parser.format_help(), textwrap.dedent('''\
+ usage: PROG [-h] {}
+
+ main description
+
+ positional arguments:
+ {}
+
+ options:
+ -h, --help show this help message and exit
+ '''))
+
def test_help_alternate_prefix_chars(self):
parser = self._get_parser(prefix_chars='+:/')
self.assertEqual(parser.format_usage(),