MagicStack / MagicStack/MagicPython
Python modulo operator parsed in a string
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Description
* **Editor name and version**: Visual Studio Code 1.86.2
* **Platform**: macOS
* **Color scheme**:
* **MagicPython version**: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/164191
* **A sreenshot**:
* **5-10 lines of surrounding code**:
```
print('10 % over')
print("10 % over")
print("""10 % over""")
print('10 % 2')
```
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Research direction
Start with the supplied Python reproducer and trace the syntax-highlighting entry point for string contents. Confirm how `%` is classified in single-, double-, and triple-quoted strings, then verify that the modulo operator remains highlighted correctly outside strings without being treated as code inside them.
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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