From 8e5ab068de6451d6fb3312515b52f9df347fba96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simma Lohit <simmalohit1300@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:54:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Improve error message for missing required arguments

:wq#
---
 fire/core.py | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fire/core.py b/fire/core.py
index 8e23e76b..6051844e 100644
--- a/fire/core.py
+++ b/fire/core.py
@@ -687,7 +687,18 @@ def _CallAndUpdateTrace(component, args, component_trace, treatment='class',
       # Event loop is already running
       component = loop.run_until_complete(fn(*varargs, **kwargs))
   else:
-    component = fn(*varargs, **kwargs)
+      try:
+          component = fn(*varargs, **kwargs)
+      except TypeError as e:
+        message = str(e)
+
+        if 'missing' in message and 'required positional argument' in message:
+            raise TypeError(
+                f"Error: {message}\n\n"
+                f"Hint: Run the command with --help to see usage."
+            ) from None
+
+        raise
 
   if treatment == 'class':
     action = trace.INSTANTIATED_CLASS