Use betterhelp to manage docstrings.

epubfile.py

@@ -1175,6 +1175,9 @@ from voussoirkit import betterhelp
 from voussoirkit import winglob
 
 DOCSTRING = '''
+Epubfile
+The simple python .epub scripting tool.
+
 {addfile}
 
 {covercomesfirst}
@@ -1186,19 +1189,20 @@ DOCSTRING = '''
 {merge}
 
 {normalize}
+
+TO SEE DETAILS ON EACH COMMAND, RUN
+> epubfile.py <command>
 '''.lstrip()
 
-SUB_DOCSTRINGS = {
+SUB_DOCSTRINGS = dict(
-'addfile':
+addfile='''
-'''
 addfile:
     Add files into the book.
 
     > epubfile.py addfile book.epub page1.html image.jpg
 '''.strip(),
 
-'covercomesfirst':
+covercomesfirst='''
-'''
 covercomesfirst:
     Rename the cover image file so that it is the alphabetically-first image.
 
@@ -1213,16 +1217,14 @@ covercomesfirst:
     first, otherwise some /a/image.jpg will always be before /images/cover.jpg.
 '''.strip(),
 
-'exec':
+exec='''
-'''
 exec:
     Execute your own Python code against the book.
 
     > epubfile.py exec book.epub --command "book._____()"
 '''.strip(),
 
-'generate_toc':
+generate_toc='''
-'''
 generate_toc:
     Regenerate the toc.ncx and nav.xhtml based on headers in the files.
 
@@ -1234,16 +1236,14 @@ generate_toc:
         That is, h1, h2, ... hX.
 '''.strip(),
 
-'holdit':
+holdit='''
-'''
 holdit:
     Extract the book and leave it open for manual editing, then save.
 
     > epubfile.py holdit book.epub
 '''.strip(),
 
-'merge':
+merge='''
-'''
 merge:
     Merge multiple books into one.
 
@@ -1261,8 +1261,7 @@ merge:
         Overwrite the output file without prompting.
 '''.strip(),
 
-'normalize':
+normalize='''
-'''
 normalize:
     Rename files and directories in the book to match a common structure.
 
@@ -1270,8 +1269,8 @@ normalize:
     subdirectories by type: Text, Images, Styles, etc.
 
     > epubfile.py normalize book.epub
-'''.strip()
+'''.strip(),
-}
+)
 
 DOCSTRING = betterhelp.add_previews(DOCSTRING, SUB_DOCSTRINGS)
 
@@ -1470,8 +1469,6 @@ def normalize_argparse(args):
         book.move_nav_to_end()
         book.save(epub)
 
-@betterhelp.subparser_betterhelp(main_docstring=DOCSTRING, sub_docstrings=SUB_DOCSTRINGS)
-def main(argv):
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
 subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
 
@@ -1511,6 +1508,8 @@ def main(argv):
 p_normalize.add_argument('epubs', nargs='+', default=[])
 p_normalize.set_defaults(func=normalize_argparse)
 
+@betterhelp.subparser_betterhelp(parser, main_docstring=DOCSTRING, sub_docstrings=SUB_DOCSTRINGS)
+def main(argv):
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
     args.func(args)