def declare_key_flag(flag_name, flag_values=_flagvalues.FLAGS):
  """Declares one flag as key to the current module.

  Key flags are flags that are deemed really important for a module.
  They are important when listing help messages; e.g., if the
  --helpshort command-line flag is used, then only the key flags of the
  main module are listed (instead of all flags, as in the case of
  --helpfull).

  Sample usage:

    flags.declare_key_flag('flag_1')

  Args:
    flag_name: str, the name of an already declared flag.
        (Redeclaring flags as key, including flags implicitly key
        because they were declared in this module, is a no-op.)
    flag_values: FlagValues, the FlagValues instance in which the flag will
        be declared as a key flag. This should almost never need to be
        overridden.

  Raises:
    ValueError: Raised if flag_name not defined as a Python flag.
  """
  if flag_name in _helpers.SPECIAL_FLAGS:
    # Take care of the special flags, e.g., --flagfile, --undefok.
    # These flags are defined in SPECIAL_FLAGS, and are treated
    # specially during flag parsing, taking precedence over the
    # user-defined flags.
    _internal_declare_key_flags([flag_name],
                                flag_values=_helpers.SPECIAL_FLAGS,
                                key_flag_values=flag_values)
    return
  try:
    _internal_declare_key_flags([flag_name], flag_values=flag_values)
  except KeyError:
    raise ValueError('Flag --%s is undefined. To set a flag as a key flag '
                     'first define it in Python.' % flag_name)
Declares one flag as key to the current module.

  Key flags are flags that are deemed really important for a module.
  They are important when listing help messages; e.g., if the
  --helpshort command-line flag is used, then only the key flags of the
  main module are listed (instead of all flags, as in the case of
  --helpfull).

  Sample usage:

    flags.declare_key_flag('flag_1')

  Args:
    flag_name: str, the name of an already declared flag.
        (Redeclaring flags as key, including flags implicitly key
        because they were declared in this module, is a no-op.)
    flag_values: FlagValues, the FlagValues instance in which the flag will
        be declared as a key flag. This should almost never need to be
        overridden.

  Raises:
    ValueError: Raised if flag_name not defined as a Python flag.