MagicStack / MagicStack/MagicPython
Python f-string syntax highlighting error
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Description
In Python files, the syntax highlighting for f-strings is incorrect when the f-string’s expression contains a newline.
```python
print(f"{1
}foo") # new line in brace, highlighting incorrect
print(f"{1}bar")
```
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Research direction
Reproduce the two f-string examples from the issue in a supported editor, then trace the Python syntax-highlighting implementation that handles expressions containing newlines. Done means the multiline expression highlights correctly while the single-line example remains correct; add or run the relevant checks if the repository provides them.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Quiet
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