Fixed #33205 -- Made call_command() raise TypeError when dest with multiple arguments is passed.

django/core/management/__init__.py

@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ def call_command(command_name, *args, **options):
             opt.dest in options and
             (opt.required or opt in mutually_exclusive_required_options)
         ):
+            opt_dest_count = sum(v == opt.dest for v in opt_mapping.values())
+            if opt_dest_count > 1:
+                raise TypeError(
+                    f'Cannot pass the dest {opt.dest!r} that matches multiple '
+                    f'arguments via **options.'
+                )
             parse_args.append(min(opt.option_strings))
             if isinstance(opt, (_AppendConstAction, _CountAction, _StoreConstAction)):
                 continue

tests/user_commands/management/commands/mutually_exclusive_required_with_same_dest.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+        group.add_argument('--for', dest='until', action='store')
+        group.add_argument('--until', action='store')
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        for option, value in options.items():
+            if value is not None:
+                self.stdout.write('%s=%s' % (option, value))

tests/user_commands/tests.py

@@ -274,6 +274,41 @@ class CommandTests(SimpleTestCase):
                 )
                 self.assertIn(expected_output, out.getvalue())
 
+    def test_mutually_exclusive_group_required_with_same_dest_options(self):
+        tests = [
+            {'until': '2'},
+            {'for': '1', 'until': '2'},
+        ]
+        msg = (
+            "Cannot pass the dest 'until' that matches multiple arguments via "
+            "**options."
+        )
+        for options in tests:
+            with self.subTest(options=options):
+                with self.assertRaisesMessage(TypeError, msg):
+                    management.call_command(
+                        'mutually_exclusive_required_with_same_dest',
+                        **options,
+                    )
+
+    def test_mutually_exclusive_group_required_with_same_dest_args(self):
+        tests = [
+            ('--until=1',),
+            ('--until', 1),
+            ('--for=1',),
+            ('--for', 1),
+        ]
+        for args in tests:
+            out = StringIO()
+            with self.subTest(options=args):
+                management.call_command(
+                    'mutually_exclusive_required_with_same_dest',
+                    *args,
+                    stdout=out,
+                )
+                output = out.getvalue()
+                self.assertIn('until=1', output)
+
     def test_required_list_option(self):
         tests = [
             (('--foo-list', [1, 2]), {}),