certain f/t-string expressions not copied correctly to debug str or interpolations
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
The function set_ftstring_expr() in Parser/lexer/lexer.c does not currently copy certain f/t-string expressions correctly. It has problems with non-coding quotes (escaped or in comments) and nested f/t-strings. This applies to both self-documenting debug expressions and more importantly to t-string interpolation expressions.
For example, the # comment below should not print:
>>> print(f'''{'\'' # comment
... =}''')
'\'' # comment
="'"
Copied expression terminates early:
>>> print(f'{(f'''
... # not comment A
... { # comment B '
... 3 # comment C
... * 2}''', '\n# not comment D\n6')=}')
(f'''
# not comment A
{ # comment B '
3
* 2}''', '\n('\n# not comment A\n6', '\n# not comment D\n6')
It does not appear the function was written to handle nested f/t-strings and the string quote handling does not take into account escaped quotes.
CPython versions tested on:
3.14, CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
Linux
Linked PRs
- gh-141274
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Research direction
Start in Parser/lexer/lexer.c at set_ftstring_expr() and reproduce the escaped-quote, comment, and nested f/t-string examples from the report. Trace how expressions are copied for debug output and t-string interpolation, then verify that quoted text and comments do not terminate copying early and that the shown outputs are corrected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
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- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100