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[python_utils.git] / config.py

diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 1e690bcba70b258f04f84eefd1fca7ff07ea8ab5..fc19f3d70a89483bf8d0f35e8601a220beea69d6 100644 (file)
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ group.add_argument(
     '--config_dump',
     default=False,
     action='store_true',
-    help='Display the global configuration on STDERR at program startup.',
+    help='Display the global configuration (possibly derived from multiple sources) on STDERR at program startup.',
 )
 group.add_argument(
     '--config_savefile',
     type=str,
     metavar='FILENAME',
     default=None,
-    help='Populate config file compatible with --config_loadfile to save config for later use.',
+    help='Populate config file compatible with --config_loadfile to save global config for later use.',
 )
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ def is_flag_already_in_argv(var: str):
 
 
 def parse(entry_module: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Main program should call this early in main()"""
+    """Main program should call this early in main().  Note that the
+    bootstrap.initialize wrapper takes care of this automatically.
+
+    """
     global config_parse_called
     if config_parse_called:
         return config
@@ -165,8 +168,8 @@ def parse(entry_module: Optional[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                     reordered_action_groups.insert(0, group)
             args._action_groups = reordered_action_groups
 
-    # Examine the environment variables that match known flags.  For a
-    # flag called --example_flag the corresponding environment
+    # Examine the environment for variables that match known flags.
+    # For a flag called --example_flag the corresponding environment
     # variable would be called EXAMPLE_FLAG.
     usage_message = args.format_usage()
     optional = False