MagicStack / MagicStack/MagicPython
Boolean True/False independent highlight support
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Description
This feature request was originally from @eavelardev in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/180663
`True` and `False` values only have scope `constant.language`, so they cannot have specific syntax highlighting colors set.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the Python syntax-highlighting grammar and any tests covering constant.language tokens. Confirm how True and False are currently classified, then make their scopes independently colorable and verify that both boolean values receive distinct highlighting scopes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100