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shiny run should escape paths

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Description

Workshop participant had a single quote in their username, hence path to home directory, and shiny run failed

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Research direction

The reported entry point is shiny run; start by tracing how it handles the home-directory path and reproduce the failure with a username containing a single quote. Done means shiny run succeeds when that path contains the reported character, with a regression test covering the case if the relevant test location is found.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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