def DEFINE(parser, name, default, help, flag_values=FLAGS, serializer=None, **args):
 DEFINE_flag(Flag(parser, serializer, name, default, help, **args), flag_values)

def DEFINE ( parser , name , default , help , flag_values = FLAGS , serializer = None , ** args ) : DEFINE_flag ( Flag ( parser , serializer , name , default , help , ** args ) , flag_values )
registers a generic flag object .