[3.11] Add note to sys.orig_argv clarifying the difference from `sy…

…s.argv` (pythonGH-114630) (python#114822) Add note to `sys.orig_argv` clarifying the difference from `sys.argv` (pythonGH-114630) (cherry picked from commit 1836f67) Co-authored-by: Bradley Reynolds <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Ned Batchelder <[email protected]>
miss-islington · Jan 31, 2024 · e66ad91 · e66ad91
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@@ -1240,7 +1240,10 @@ always available.
    The list of the original command line arguments passed to the Python
    executable.
 
-   See also :data:`sys.argv`.
+   The elements of :data:`sys.orig_argv` are the arguments to the Python interpreter,
+   while the elements of :data:`sys.argv` are the arguments to the user's program.
+   Arguments consumed by the interpreter itself will be present in :data:`sys.orig_argv`
+   and missing from :data:`sys.argv`.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.10