Public bug reported:
When installing gedit on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, Python warnings related to invalid
escape sequences in regular expressions are generated by the system. These
warnings can be confusing for users and may indicate issues with the scripting.
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###Steps:
#In the terminal execute:
sudo apt install gedit
#Observe the warnings generated in the terminal.
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gedit/plugins/externaltools/library.py:212: SyntaxWarn
ing: invalid escape sequence '\-'
RE_KEY = re.compile('^([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_.\-]*)(\[([a-zA-Z_@]+)\])?$')
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gedit/plugins/snippets/substitutionparser.py:162: Synt
axWarning: invalid escape sequence '\s'
match = re.match('\\\\?%s\s*' % self.REG_GROUP, tokens)
Ubuntu Version: 24.04.2 LTS
Package: gedit
Version: 46.2-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <[email protected]>
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
<[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 1,553 kB
Depends: gedit-common (<< 47~), gedit-common (>= 46~), gir1.2-glib-2.0,
gir1.2-gtk-3.0 (>= 3.22), gir1.2-gtksource-300, gir1.2-pango-1.0,
gir1.2-peas-1.0, gsettings-desktop-schemas, iso-codes, python3-gi (>= 3.0),
python3-gi-cairo (>= 3.0), gir1.2-tepl-6 (>= 6.8.0), python3:any, python3.12,
libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0),
libgedit-amtk-5-0 (>= 5.8.0), libgedit-gtksourceview-300-0 (>= 299.0.4),
libgirepository-1.0-1 (>= 0.9.3), libglib2.0-0t64 (>= 2.79.0), libgspell-1-2
(>= 1.8.2), libgtk-3-0t64 (>= 3.22), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpeas-1.0-0
(>= 1.14.1), libtepl-6-4 (>= 6.8.0)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gedit 46.2-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-25.25~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
Uname: Linux 6.11.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun May 4 06:11:28 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-05-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20250215)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: gedit
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: gedit (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session
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