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Strange behavior around smart quotes

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Description

Formatting this ...

function foo(): bool
        {
        print (“In new_value”);
        }

... yields:

function foo(): bool
        {
        print (  “ “ In new_value  ” );
        }

Parsing does flag an error (cannot parse line 2, col 8: "“In") ... likely one of many quirks lurking in unicode handling.

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Start by reproducing the formatting and parsing behavior with the smart-quote example in the issue. Trace how Unicode quotation marks are handled during formatting and parsing, then determine the intended behavior and verify it with a regression case covering the reported output and parse error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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