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Forward slash ```/``` and the backslash ```\``` following a quote disappear when typing the third following chacter (Sublime Text/Python editor)

Sublime Text / Python editor: When I type the third character after a slash character that follows and opening quotation mark (double "/... or single '/... OR "\... '\...) the slash disappears. How can I stop this behavior?

When typing:
"/hom turns into this: "hom.
"\hom turns into this: "hom.
Unicode codepoint "\u002F turns into "u002F
Newline \n after the double quote "\n555 turns into "n555

So far, the only thing that seems to help is if I (in Python.sublime-settings) turn off the automatic pairing of quotes and brackets by setting auto_match_enabled to false. This causes other issues, so I would like to find a more workable solution.

// Controls auto pairing of quotes, brackets etc
    "auto_match_enabled": false,

For some reason, I am not able figure out how to change this behavior. I have spend hours on this, I have tried changing everything I can think of (punctuation, auto_corrects, triggers, and other stuff) so that could cause this behavior with no luck.

This behavior only occurs only with Python editor when editing .py files in Sublime Text, and only when I type in the third character following the slash that follows the quotation mark. It is the same behavior with raw strings: r"/hom... turn into r"hom when I type in the third character after the forward slash. CTRL+Z has no effect on bringing the forward slash back after it disappears.

Excluding the undesirable option of making the auto_match_enabled to false, the only other thing I can do is have to (1) remember that this happens, AND (2) I have to go back to the beginning of the string that I am trying to type and manually add the forward slash. NOTE: When I do go back to insert the slash character at the beginning of the sting in quotes, the slash does not disappear. I can also paste a string starting with a forward slash, and it will not disappear. This happens only when I type in the third character following the slash that follows the opening quotation mark.

How can I type a quoted string when the string starts with a slash? What am I missing? Thank you for your help in advance.

Solution

  • RESOLVED

    PROBLEM: When in Python Editor, only when typing, any slash (/ and \) placed after an opening quotation mark ((' or ") disappeared when typing the third letter after the slash.

    ISSUE: sublime-package called AutoFileName.

    SOLUTION: Remove AutoFileName package in Sublime Text 4.

    TROUBLE SHOOTING SUBLIME TEXT EDITOR FOR THIS AUTOCORRECT ONLY IN PYTHON ISSUE:
    After (optionally) checking the Preferences/Settings for any obvious auto_correct issues (do not spend 3+ hours like me), move to test the Sublime Text app settings before any settings changes or packages were installed in the SAFE MODE allowing you trouble shoot from ground up.