MagicStack / MagicStack/MagicPython
Bad (but legal) line continuations break highlighting
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Description
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Repro:
'bad lines are continued \
like this. do not do it!'
Red ^Ms appear in files with DOS line endings (even though they don't appear on other lines):
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Research direction
Reproduce the Python snippet with the escaped line continuation and DOS line endings in a supported editor, then trace the syntax-highlighting behavior for those inputs. Done means legal continued strings highlight correctly and files with DOS line endings no longer show red ^M markers on the affected lines.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100