libwww-perl / libwww-perl/HTML-Parser

Only aware of the numeric versions of some entities

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Description

https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+2588 says this character is █

Alas,

$ echo █|perl -C -MHTML::Entities -nwle 'print encode_entities $_;'
█

the module is only aware of the numeric version.

Package: libhtml-parser-perl
Version: 3.83-1

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Research direction

Start with the HTML::Entities module and reproduce the reported Perl command using the block character. Trace how named and numeric entities are selected; done means the character is emitted using its named entity where one is defined, with relevant regression coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
perl
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
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