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.format() keys with spaces don't highlight properly

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, python, vscode
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the highlighting problem in VS Code 1.45.1 with MagicPython 1.1.0 using the provided format_map example and compare the two screenshots. Trace how Python format strings handle dictionary keys containing spaces; done means the braces and expressions are highlighted as format syntax rather than as a string.

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Description

not sure if it belongs here but
If you have a dict key with spaces in its name, 'fried eggs' for example, it thinks the format braces {} are actually a string.

  • Editor name and version: vs code 1.45.1

  • Platform: linux mint

  • Color scheme: Dark molokai

  • MagicPython version: 1.1.0

  • A sreenshot:
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    image

  • 5-10 lines of surrounding code:
    action = int(input('text' '\n text {bread[0]}' '\n text {fried eggs[0]})' '\n text {pancakes[0]})' '\n text \n'.format_map(dt['foods'])))

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