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Error parsing combo descriptor

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend

Research direction

Start at the Python Descriptor constructor shown in the traceback and reproduce the supplied combo descriptor snippet. Trace how the constructor handles the descriptor string and determine whether combo descriptors are supported; done means the behavior is clarified and the issue's parsing problem is addressed or documented.

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Description

When initialising a combo descriptor this error was raised:

bdkpython.bdk.DescriptorError.Miniscript: error_message='unexpected «combo(1 args) while parsing Miniscript»'

Is this a legitimate error with the descriptor?

Code
from bdkpython.bdk import Descriptor, Network

TEST_NETWORK = Network(1)
DESC = "combo(tpubD6NzVbkrYhZ4YSPGUiT67AZRVmJUjPn1Twt4JuYPrkGZiwVKyBofjVRej8A194X2X4Toyo22HSaJJYLH2g4gd2JGnztsKzShiRFwWgAYi5D/0h/0h/*h)#leqp7cnz"

my_desc = Descriptor(descriptor=DESC, network=TEST_NETWORK)
Traceback
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/s/projects/bdk_playground/check.py", line 9, in <module>
    my_desc = Descriptor(descriptor=DESC, network=TEST_NETWORK)
  File "/Users/s/projects/bdk_playground/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bdkpython/bdk.py", line 17768, in __init__
    self._pointer = _uniffi_rust_call_with_error(_UniffiConverterTypeDescriptorError,_UniffiLib.uniffi_bdkffi_fn_constructor_descriptor_new,
  File "/Users/s/projects/bdk_playground/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bdkpython/bdk.py", line 295, in _uniffi_rust_call_with_error
    _uniffi_check_call_status(error_ffi_converter, call_status)
  File "/Users/s/projects/bdk_playground/env/lib/python3.10/site-packages/bdkpython/bdk.py", line 306, in _uniffi_check_call_status
    raise error_ffi_converter.lift(call_status.error_buf)
bdkpython.bdk.DescriptorError.Miniscript: error_message='unexpected «combo(1 args) while parsing Miniscript»'
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