[PR #1642] Fix Issue#1235: Sanitize XML comment to prevent invalid token errors #2355

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claunia · 2026-01-29T17:21:42Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 17:21:42 +00:00

Original Pull Request: https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/pull/1642

State: closed
Merged: No

Fix Issue#1235: Sanitize XML comment to prevent invalid token errors

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Pull Requests Description :

Added logic to detect and replace any occurrence of "--" in comments with a single "-" to ensure valid XML.
Used a bulk write ('fwrite') to efficiently handle portions of the string that don't contain invalid sequences.
Ensured that comments are written correctly without altering the original structure of the code.
Updated function 'write_spucomment' to handle the sanitization process efficiently.

**Original Pull Request:** https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/pull/1642 **State:** closed **Merged:** No --- # Fix Issue#1235: Sanitize XML comment to prevent invalid token errors **In raising this pull request, I confirm the following (please check boxes):** - [ ] I have read and understood the [contributors guide](https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). - [ ] I have checked that another pull request for this purpose does not exist. - [ ] I have considered, and confirmed that this submission will be valuable to others. - [ ] I accept that this submission may not be used, and the pull request closed at the will of the maintainer. - [ ] I give this submission freely, and claim no ownership to its content. - [ ] **I have mentioned this change in the [changelog](https://github.com/CCExtractor/ccextractor/blob/master/docs/CHANGES.TXT).** **My familiarity with the project is as follows (check one):** - [ ] I absolutely love CCExtractor, but have not contributed previously. --- ## Pull Requests Description : - Added logic to detect and replace any occurrence of "--" in comments with a single "-" to ensure valid XML. - Used a bulk write ('fwrite') to efficiently handle portions of the string that don't contain invalid sequences. - Ensured that comments are written correctly without altering the original structure of the code. - Updated function 'write_spucomment' to handle the sanitization process efficiently.

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Reference: starred/ccextractor#2355