unicode('some\xasda string') crashes IPython
Bug #241661 reported by
mARK
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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IPython |
Incomplete
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Low
|
Fernando Perez |
Bug Description
i got this crash (report attached) experimenting with unicode():
In [6]: unicode('some\xasda string')
-------
ValueError: invalid \x escape
python 2.5.2, ipython 0.8.2, ubuntu 8 on a quad-core 64-bit intel processor.
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them in understanding and correcting the problem.
You can mail it to: Ville Vainio at <email address hidden>
with the subject 'IPython Crash Report'.
If you want to do it now, the following command will work (under Unix): .ipython/ IPython_ crash_report. txt
mail -s 'IPython Crash Report' <email address hidden> < /home/mark/
To ensure accurate tracking of this issue, please file a report about it at: projects. scipy.org/ ipython/ ipython/ report
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the URL leads to a closed wiki. i don't know if the email address is still valid. it didn't bounce, anyway.