Support ">" in Boundaries
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Description
If a Boundary contains > in it's name this results in a stdout/stderr output of Error: <stdin>: syntax error in line 27 near '\' (line 27 is misleading).
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Research direction
Begin at the Boundary definition in pytm/pytm.py around line 1942 and reproduce the issue with a Boundary name containing ">". Trace the generated output that produces the stdin syntax error, then verify that such names no longer cause the error and that the resulting diagram output remains valid.
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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
- 52/100