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False positive for B105 / Possible hardcoded password

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Description

Describe the bug

A false positive is produced for an url string that is spread over two lines despite the use of the suppression "# nosec".

REQUEST_TOKEN_URL = "https://api.twitter.com/oauth/request_token?\
oauth_callback=oob&x_auth_access_type=write"   # nosec
Reproduction steps
1. Use above snippet in your code
2. Run bandit on the source.
Expected behavior

There should be no violation reported in the bandit report.

Bandit version

1.7.4 (Default)

Python version

3.11.2 (Default)

Additional context

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Research direction

Start by tracing the B105 check and Bandit's handling of # nosec comments for Python string literals split across lines. Reproduce the two-line REQUEST_TOKEN_URL example with Bandit 1.7.4, then verify the report contains no violation when the suppression is present.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
security
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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