Don't use parser description in verbose help output since it may be a Rich object.

Author: kmvanbrunt

cmd2/cmd2.py

@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ def get(self, command_method: CommandFunc) -> Optional[argparse.ArgumentParser]:
             _set_parser_prog(parser, command)
 
             # If the description has not been set, then use the method docstring if one exists
-            if parser.description is None and hasattr(command_method, '__wrapped__') and command_method.__wrapped__.__doc__:
-                parser.description = strip_doc_annotations(command_method.__wrapped__.__doc__)
+            if parser.description is None and command_method.__doc__:
+                parser.description = strip_doc_annotations(command_method.__doc__)
 
             self._parsers[full_method_name] = parser
 
@@ -3753,12 +3753,8 @@ def _print_topics(self, header: str, cmds: list[str], verbose: bool) -> None:
 
                     doc: Optional[str]
 
-                    # If this is an argparse command, use its description.
-                    if (cmd_parser := self._command_parsers.get(cmd_func)) is not None:
-                        doc = cmd_parser.description
-
                     # Non-argparse commands can have help_functions for their documentation
-                    elif command in topics:
+                    if command in topics:
                         help_func = getattr(self, constants.HELP_FUNC_PREFIX + command)
                         result = io.StringIO()
 

tests/test_cmd2.py

@@ -1256,9 +1256,10 @@ def test_help_multiline_docstring(help_app):
     assert help_app.last_result is True
 
 
-def test_help_verbose_uses_parser_description(help_app: HelpApp):
+def test_help_verbose_uses_parser_docstring(help_app: HelpApp):
     out, err = run_cmd(help_app, 'help --verbose')
-    verify_help_text(help_app, out, verbose_strings=[help_app.parser_cmd_parser.description])
+    expected_verbose = utils.strip_doc_annotations(help_app.do_parser_cmd.__doc__)
+    verify_help_text(help_app, out, verbose_strings=[expected_verbose])
 
 
 class HelpCategoriesApp(cmd2.Cmd):