Miserlou / Miserlou/WhitespaceBot

Should not edit whitespace in embedded code copies

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Description

eg. https://github.com/mkilling/alfamegle/pull/2

Editing the embedded jquery is rather anti-social for obvious reasons.

There is a regex for various embedded code copies in the lintian source code.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the regex for embedded code copies mentioned in the issue and compare the behavior shown in the linked pull request. Determine where whitespace changes are applied to embedded copies; done means those copies retain their original whitespace while other intended formatting still works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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