Fix bug for records with ";" in the value
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- Python
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Description
Some records might contain ";" within the values of attributes. For example:
description "part1; part2"; gene_id "ABCD"
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Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the GTF attribute parsing entry point and reproduce the example containing a semicolon inside a quoted value. Done means that the description remains "part1; part2" and gene_id remains "ABCD" when the record is parsed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- bioinformatics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100