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shlex doesn't differentiate escaped characters in output

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3.7 (EOL) stdlib type-bug
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Description

BPO 36897
Nosy @ericvsmith

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
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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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

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