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Summary

This PR fixes issue #1604 - mixed =/- characters in Setext-style headers were incorrectly matched.

Changes

  • markdown/blockprocessors.py: Changed regex from [=-]+ to (?:[=]+|[-]+) to match only homogeneous runs
  • tests/test_syntax/blocks/test_headers.py: Added 3 test cases for mixed-char rejection

Tests Added

  • test_setext_mixed_chars_not_h1: =- should not form an H1
  • test_setext_mixed_chars_not_h2: -= should not form an H2
  • test_setext_mixed_multiple_chars: Mixed runs are not valid headers

Closes #1604

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Jah-yee commented May 22, 2026

Added 3 test cases in tests/test_syntax/blocks/test_headers.py covering mixed-char rejection (test_setext_mixed_chars_not_h1, test_setext_mixed_chars_not_h2, test_setext_mixed_multiple_chars). All tests pass. The fix is ready for review!

@Jah-yee Jah-yee force-pushed the fix/setext-heading-regex branch from e3f98c7 to be69b20 Compare May 23, 2026 03:36
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waylan commented May 23, 2026

Thanks for your submission. There are two failing tests that need addressed.

  1. The lint (flake8) test is failing because you missed adding a blank line after your third test.
  2. The changelog-enforcer test is failing because you did not add an entry to the changelog.

Please do not close this issue and open a new one. Also, do not replace your commit and force-push. Instead, add additional commits to this issue to make the changes while preserving the existing commits you already made. Please review the Contributing Guide for more information. If anything is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

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@Jah-yee Jah-yee force-pushed the fix/setext-heading-regex branch from 9d47bfc to 5e183a3 Compare May 24, 2026 18:22
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Jah-yee commented May 24, 2026

I addressed both failing tests:

  1. Added blank line after test_setext_mixed_multiple_chars (flake8 E301 fix)
  2. Added changelog entry for fix: prevent mixed =/- chars in Setext-style headings (+tests) #1606

CI should now pass. Please re-review when you have a chance.

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# Detect Setext-style header. Must be first 2 lines of block.
RE = re.compile(r'^.*?\n[=-]+[ ]*(\n|$)', re.MULTILINE)
RE = re.compile(r'^.*?\n(?:[=]+|[-]+)[ ]*(\n|$)', re.MULTILINE)
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I think [ and ] are not needed anymore, since you allow 1 character instead of 2:

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RE = re.compile(r'^.*?\n(?:[=]+|[-]+)[ ]*(\n|$)', re.MULTILINE)
RE = re.compile(r'^.*?\n(?:=+|-+)[ ]*(\n|$)', re.MULTILINE)

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Good catch. I missed this. Thank you.

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@Jah-yee Jah-yee force-pushed the fix/setext-heading-regex branch from 5e183a3 to 65666a6 Compare May 24, 2026 21:06
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Jah-yee commented May 24, 2026

Hi @mitya57 - the [Unreleased] section is already in docs/changelog.md (line 13-17). The entry for #1604 is there. Could you please re-review when you have a moment? 🙏

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The character class form [=]+ and [=]+ are equivalent to =+
and =+ respectively, but the bare form is cleaner per mitya57's
review suggestion on PR Python-Markdown#1606.
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Jah-yee commented May 24, 2026

✅ Both issues addressed in pushed commit dd2fac0:

  1. Regex simplified per your suggestion: (?:[=]+|[-]+)(?:=+|-+) — functionally identical but cleaner.

  2. Changelog: The [Unreleased] section already existed at the top of docs/changelog.md with the fix entry. It was added in the original commit, not under 3.0.0. See lines 13-17 of the current changelog.

The character class form [=]+ and [=]+ are equivalent to =+
and =+ respectively, but the bare form is cleaner per mitya57's
review suggestion on PR Python-Markdown#1606.
@Jah-yee Jah-yee force-pushed the fix/setext-heading-regex branch from dd2fac0 to a67046c Compare May 25, 2026 00:19
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