internetarchive / internetarchive/openlibrary
? character is not searchable
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Description
### Problem
Searching for the ? character returns no results.
Related to #7568
### Reproducing the bug
1. Go to ...openlibrary.org
2. Do ...enter ? into the search box
* Expected behavior: titles containing a ? should appear in results
* Actual behavior: No results. https://openlibrary.org/search?q=title%3A+%22%3F%22&mode=everything
### Context
- Browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc):
- OS (Windows, Mac, etc):
- Logged in (Y/N):
- Environment (prod, dev, local): prod
### Breakdown
#### Requirements Checklist
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue at the provided openlibrary.org search URL by querying the ? character, then trace the search entry point and compare it with related issue #7568. No files or tests are named, so first locate the search implementation and its existing coverage. Done means titles containing ? appear in search results without breaking other queries.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100