code: def _encode_flag_arg_for_argparse(val, cmd_flag):
      """Returns an encoded flag val for use by Python argparse.
  
      If `val` is specified in `cmd_flag.arg_encoding`, returns the
      corresponding value. Otherwise applies the default encoding using
      `_default_encode_flag_arg_for_argparse()`.
      """
      try:
          return cmd_flag.arg_encoding[val]
      except (KeyError, TypeError):
          return _default_flag_arg_for_argparse(val, cmd_flag)
  
imports: import logging
  import pprint
  from guild import flag_util
  from guild import util
  from guild import yaml_util
label_desc: Use image node_id 16 for calling a global function with example usage: _encode_flag_arg_for_argparse(val, cmd_flag) and returns: cmd_flag, _default_flag_arg_for_argparse