shlex doesn't differentiate escaped characters in output
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Description
| BPO | 36897 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @ericvsmith |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2019-05-13.00:59:51.237>
labels = ['3.7', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = "shlex doesn't differentiate escaped characters in output"
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-14.01:12:01.944>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/MatthewGamble'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-05-14.01:12:01.944>
actor = 'Matthew Gamble'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2019-05-13.00:59:51.237>
creator = 'Matthew Gamble'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 36897
keywords = []
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['342276', '342383', '342399', '342406', '342410']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['eric.smith', 'Matthew Gamble']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue36897'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by examining the shlex library behavior described in the issue and reproduce how escaped characters are represented in its output. Trace the relevant implementation and existing tests for shlex, then define completion as output that preserves the distinction requested by the report and tests that demonstrate it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100