Python highlighter does not accepts accented characters
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- Language: Python
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Description
In python we can use accents in identifiers but the highlighting breaks on accented identifiers.


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Start with the Python grammar from the linked Prism test page and reproduce the accented identifier case alongside the unaccented example. Update the grammar so both identifiers are highlighted correctly, then verify the result in the test page and preserve the existing Python highlighting behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100