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python string syntax highlight errors

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

Research direction

Start with the Python syntax-highlighting rules used by MagicPython and reproduce the behavior in VS Code 1.62+ using the issue's example, a = "${workspaceFolder}". Check how quoted strings classify ${workspaceFolder} when the string is not an f-string; done means the example no longer receives variable highlighting while f-strings retain their expected behavior.

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Description

  • Editor name and version: VS Code 1.62+

  • Platform: Any

  • Color scheme: Any

  • MagicPython version: latest commit from main

  • A sreenshot:
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  • 5-10 lines of surrounding code:

# This is not an f-string, but VSCode highlights `workspaceFolder' like a variable.
a = "${workspaceFolder}"

Originally filed by @mikisama in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/137694

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