Fix str_title_case skipping later lowercase-exception words after a leading occurrence#371
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The lowercase-exception pass used `break` when an exception word matched
at the start of the string, which abandoned every *later* occurrence of
that word instead of just the leading one. A small word appearing once at
the start and again later was therefore never lowercased:
str_title_case('the cat in the hat') -> 'The Cat in The Hat'
str_title_case('a man and a plan') -> 'A Man and A Plan'
Use `continue` so only the leading occurrence is skipped. Adds a
regression test covering a lowercase-exception word that recurs after the
start (verified to fail on the previous code and pass with the fix).
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Hi, gentle nudge on this one in case it's slipped off the radar. It's a small fix for str_title_case skipping later lowercase-exception words after the first, with tests, and CI is green. No rush at all; happy to adjust if anything needs changing. |
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Thanks for the fix and explanation @patchwright 🙂
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Problem
In
str_title_case, the lowercase-exception pass bails out of the wholeloop the first time a match is found at the start of the string:
findallyields every position of the exception word. The intent of theis_startguard is to leave the leading word capitalized — butbreakabandons all later occurrences too, so a small word that appears once at the
start and again later never gets lowercased:
Fix
Use
continueinstead ofbreak, so only the leading occurrence is skippedand later ones are still processed. One-word change.
Tests
Added
test_str_title_case__lower__repeated_after_startcovering alowercase-exception word that recurs after the start (
the cat in the hat,its uppercase variant, and
a man and a plan). Verified it fails on theprevious code and passes with the fix. The full local suite (347 tests)
passes, and
ruff check/ruff format --checkare clean.