#33892: Management commands with flags using "store_false" create inverted 
boolean
flags in call_command
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     Reporter:  Luke Wiwatowski      |                    Owner:  nobody
         Type:  Bug                  |                   Status:  closed
    Component:  Core (Management     |                  Version:  4.0
  commands)                          |
     Severity:  Normal               |               Resolution:  duplicate
     Keywords:                       |             Triage Stage:
                                     |  Unreviewed
    Has patch:  0                    |      Needs documentation:  0
  Needs tests:  0                    |  Patch needs improvement:  0
Easy pickings:  0                    |                    UI/UX:  0
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Description changed by Luke Wiwatowski:

Old description:

> In any management command which parses a flag using the action
> `store_false` it has an unexpected side effect when calling the
> management command from the `call_command` function. When `call_command`
> parses the arg it won't be taken into account the action and can create
> weird inversions of the intent of the boolean.
>
> **example:**
>
> from the command line this will work fine:
>
> {{{
> ./manage.py flush --no-input
> }}}
>
> However if called from the `call_command` with one of the recommended
> ways we might expect `no_input=True` to work the same but it doesn't.
>
> {{{
> from django.core.management import call_command
>
> call_command("flush", no_input=True)
>
> You have requested a flush of the database.
> This will IRREVERSIBLY DESTROY all data currently in the ":memory:"
> database,
> and return each table to an empty state.
> Are you sure you want to do this?
>
>     Type 'yes' to continue, or 'no' to cancel:
>
> call_command("flush", no_input=False)  # This will continue with no input
> required
> }}}
>
> I'm not sure how widespread this is but `flush` is definitely affected

New description:

 In any management command which parses a flag using the action
 `store_false` it has an unexpected side effect when calling the management
 command from the `call_command` function. When `call_command` parses the
 arg it won't be taken into account the action and can create weird
 inversions of the intent of the boolean. **This is only relevant to
 options inputs via keyword arguments, string args work as excpected.**

 **example:**

 from the command line this will work fine:

 {{{
 ./manage.py flush --no-input
 }}}

 However if called from the `call_command` with one of the recommended ways
 we might expect `no_input=True` to work the same but it doesn't.

 {{{
 from django.core.management import call_command

 call_command("flush", no_input=True)

 You have requested a flush of the database.
 This will IRREVERSIBLY DESTROY all data currently in the ":memory:"
 database,
 and return each table to an empty state.
 Are you sure you want to do this?

     Type 'yes' to continue, or 'no' to cancel:

 call_command("flush", no_input=False)  # This will continue with no input
 required
 }}}

 I'm not sure how widespread this is but `flush` is definitely affected

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