From: thiaguerd@...
Date: 2019-08-10T00:24:16+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:94239] [Ruby master Bug#16091] gsub

Issue #16091 has been updated by thiaguerd (thiago feitosa).


#### on Python 3.7.1
```python
import html
def r():
  a = input('Enter original:')
  b = input('Enter a pattern to replace:')
  c = input('Enter a replacement:')
  print(f"a: {a}")
  print(f"b: {b}")
  print(f"c: {c}")
  c = html.escape(c)
  print(f"c escaped: {c}")
  print(f"final: {a.replace(b,c)}")
```

running

```
>>> r()
Enter original:my text and my source: ###
Enter a pattern to replace:###
Enter a replacement:xml.scan(/\<tag>[\s\S]*?\<\/tag\>/)
a: my text and my source: ###
b: ###
c: xml.scan(/\<tag>[\s\S]*?\<\/tag\>/)
c escaped: xml.scan(/\&lt;tag&gt;[\s\S]*?\&lt;\/tag\&gt;/)
final: my text and my source: xml.scan(/\&lt;tag&gt;[\s\S]*?\&lt;\/tag\&gt;/)
>>>
# here works ...
```

----------------------------------------
Bug #16091: gsub
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16091#change-80546

* Author: thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Target version: 
* ruby -v: 2.6.2p47 (2019-03-13 revision 67232) [x86_64-linux]
* Backport: 2.5: UNKNOWN, 2.6: UNKNOWN
----------------------------------------
```ruby
a = "test ?"
b = "?"
c = "\\&"
a.gsub(b,c)
```



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