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diff --git a/Doc/library/argparse.rst b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
index e151c97..b37b43f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/argparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/argparse.rst
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@
ArgumentParser objects
----------------------
-.. class:: ArgumentParser([description], [epilog], [prog], [usage], [add_help], \
- [argument_default], [parents], [prefix_chars], \
- [conflict_handler], [formatter_class])
+.. class:: ArgumentParser([description], [epilog], [prog], [usage], [add_help], [argument_default], [parents], [prefix_chars], [conflict_handler], [formatter_class])
Create a new :class:`ArgumentParser` object. Each parameter has its own more
detailed description below, but in short they are:
@@ -570,9 +568,7 @@
The add_argument() method
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-.. method:: ArgumentParser.add_argument(name or flags..., [action], [nargs], \
- [const], [default], [type], [choices], [required], \
- [help], [metavar], [dest])
+.. method:: ArgumentParser.add_argument(name or flags..., [action], [nargs], [const], [default], [type], [choices], [required], [help], [metavar], [dest])
Define how a single command-line argument should be parsed. Each parameter
has its own more detailed description below, but in short they are: