fix: escape percent signs in argparse help text#76
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Help text containing literal % characters (e.g., "100%") caused argparse formatting errors because % is interpreted as a format specifier. Override _get_help_string in CommandHelpFormatter to escape % as %% while preserving valid %(...)s format specifiers like %(choices)s.
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Summary
%characters (e.g., "100%")_get_help_stringinCommandHelpFormatterto escape%as%%while preserving valid%(...)sformat specifiersResolves the issue where
bl server alert get --helpwould crash with: