Re: Revert recent buggy font-locking changes in python.el

[Doug Davis]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Doug Davis <ddavis@ddavis.io> writes:
>
>> (Bug#45679) and (Bug#46233) report buggy font-locking in python.el. I
>> was able to trace it back to b2ce94fa5e - but I haven't been able to
>> figure out _what_ the bug is (it's easy to trigger the issue, i.e.
>> trigger the wonky font-locking), but not obvious how it's happening).
>>
>> Would it be reasonable to revert those changes (the attached patch does
>> it)? I would also be happy to help solve the underlying issue (by
>> testing new patches or being pointed to any tips for debugging font
>> locking issues).
>
> The patch seemed to fix the issue in bug#45341, so it'd be better to try
> to determine what it doesn't get right instead of reverting outright.

Thanks, understood- I'll keep poking at it (and repeat that I'm happy to
volunteer to test any patches if anyone else tries to work on it and
believes they have a fix).