microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit

"input" is syntax highlighted in python

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Description

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There is a reserved, top level function in python called input. We don't actually implement that function, so we should remove it from our syntax highlighting. Right now it's the only namespace that gets any highlighting.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Locate the Python syntax-highlighting definitions in the editor and identify the entry for the top-level input function; remove that entry and verify that input no longer receives namespace highlighting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, typescript
Domain
frontend, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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