Re: [Docutils-users] why is UNICODE space after literal markup (``) invalid, but after emphasis(*) or strong(**) ok?

[Guenter M. <mi...@us...>]

Dear log4yes,

thank you for the bug report and analysis.


On 2016-12-19, log4yes wrote:
> Hi, does anyone know that? For example,  r"**a**\u2002b" is valid but 
> r"``a``\u2002b" will generate a warnning message. \u2002 is a whitespace.

> I've checked the source code. Docutils uses regular expression to search 
> the end of inline markups. It compiles STRONG regex with re.UNICODE 
> option, so it matches the UNICODE space. But why doesn't it use the same 
> option with LITERAL regex?

> Is here a mistake of implementation? Is there something specially different?

It is an omission that hithero slipped our attention and tests.

I prepared a patch that will be at the repository soon.

Thanks,
Günter