Multiline string in Python Console is not highlighted properly

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
lua, python
Domain
tooling

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No source file or test is named. Reproduce the highlighting in Atom 1.27.1 on Ubuntu with MagicPython 1.0.12 using the supplied pycon snippet, then compare it with the Pygments screenshot; it is done when the multiline embedded Lua code is highlighted correctly.

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Description

  • Editor name and version: Atom 1.27.1 & GitHub
  • Platform: Ubuntu
  • Color scheme: One Dark
  • MagicPython version: 1.0.12
  • A sreenshot:
    2
  • 5-10 lines of surrounding code:
>>> lua_func = lua.eval('''
...     function(a, b) -- a plus b
...         return a + b
...     end
... ''')
  • The same code highlighted by Pygments:
    3
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JavaScript
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