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Title: Argument Clinic: backslashes in docstrings are not escaped
Type: behavior Stage: resolved
Components: Demos and Tools Versions: Python 3.4
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: zach.ware Nosy List: larry, python-dev, serhiy.storchaka, zach.ware
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2014-01-24 08:21 by serhiy.storchaka, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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Messages (6)
msg209044 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-01-24 08:21
Argument Clinic copies backslashes in docstrings as is. This can produce wrong or even invalid C string. Either backslashes should be escaped, or current behavior should be documented.
msg209049 - (view) Author: Larry Hastings (larry) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-01-24 08:53
Oops!  They should be escaped.
msg209104 - (view) Author: Zachary Ware (zach.ware) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-01-24 17:54
This should do it, correct?
msg209172 - (view) Author: Serhiy Storchaka (serhiy.storchaka) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-01-25 09:14
LGTM.
msg209174 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2014-01-25 09:26
New changeset 381c9d592cc8 by Zachary Ware in branch 'default':
Issue #20376: Argument Clinic now escapes backslashes in docstrings.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/381c9d592cc8
msg209175 - (view) Author: Zachary Ware (zach.ware) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-01-25 09:27
Done!
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:57adminsetgithub: 64575
2014-01-25 09:27:02zach.waresetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg209175

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messages: + msg209174
2014-01-25 09:14:10serhiy.storchakasetassignee: zach.ware
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stage: commit review
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2014-01-24 17:54:15zach.waresetfiles: + issue20376.diff

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keywords: + patch
2014-01-24 08:53:39larrysetmessages: + msg209049
2014-01-24 08:21:59serhiy.storchakacreate