parameters: (self, arguments)
docstring: Parses one or more arguments with the installed parser.
  
      Args:
        arguments: a single argument or a list of arguments (typically a
          list of default values); a single argument is converted
          internally into a list containing one item.
docstring_summary: Parses one or more arguments with the installed parser.
docstring_tokens: Parses one or more arguments with the installed parser .
function: def Parse(self, arguments):
      """Parses one or more arguments with the installed parser.
  
      Args:
        arguments: a single argument or a list of arguments (typically a
          list of default values); a single argument is converted
          internally into a list containing one item.
      """
      if not isinstance(arguments, list):
        # Default value may be a list of values.  Most other arguments
        # will not be, so convert them into a single-item list to make
        # processing simpler below.
        arguments = [arguments]
  
      if self.present:
        # keep a backup reference to list of previously supplied option values
        values = self.value
      else:
        # "erase" the defaults with an empty list
        values = []
  
      for item in arguments:
        # have Flag superclass parse argument, overwriting self.value reference
        Flag.Parse(self, item)  # also increments self.present
        values.append(self.value)
  
      # put list of option values back in the 'value' attribute
      self.value = values
function_tokens: def Parse ( self , arguments ) : if not isinstance ( arguments , list ) : # Default value may be a list of values.  Most other arguments # will not be, so convert them into a single-item list to make # processing simpler below. arguments = [ arguments ] if self . present : # keep a backup reference to list of previously supplied option values values = self . value else : # "erase" the defaults with an empty list values = [ ] for item in arguments : # have Flag superclass parse argument, overwriting self.value reference Flag . Parse ( self , item ) # also increments self.present values . append ( self . value ) # put list of option values back in the 'value' attribute self . value = values