Some strings formatted like HTML tags are stripped from source code blocks

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  marcoponton · Member · Nov 23, 2011 at 6:35 pm

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  Some strings formatted like HTML tags are stripped from source code blocks. For example, the following line:

  DEBUG: Crawled (200) <GET http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/pls/apex/f?p=102:56:1394212499594427::NO:RP::> (referer: None)

  Becomes:

  DEBUG: Crawled (200) (referer: None)

  Even when enclosed in a [sourcecode] block.

  The same applies to something like this:

  >>> row2_cells[0]
  <HtmlXPathSelector xpath=’td’ data=u'<td class=”t3data” align=”center”>

  Which becomes:

  >>> row2_cells[0]

  Is there any workaround or fix for this?

  NOTE: If I edit my post in HTML, save and preview, the “offending” strings will show up. However, once I switch to the rich text editor and back to the HTML editor, the strings have been stripped and a new save of the post will remove them from the preview.
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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 23, 2011 at 11:42 pm

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  Are you inserting the blocks following this guide?

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/

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  marcoponton · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 4:38 am

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  Yes. I’ve had the time to investigate a bit more and this seems to happen only after saving while in the HTML editor. To show you I am not crazy, here’s a video of what happens just after pressing “Save Draft” while in the HTML editor (I forgot to capture the save operation, but I pressed the button just before starting the recording).

  http://api.cld.me/3Y0I1d0M0y201l3q1T1Q/download/wp-sourcecode-block-issue.mov

  If I save while in the Visual editor, the strings are not stripped and appear in both the Visual and HTML editor. If I forget and save in the HTML editor, all those strings get stripped and on the next save, the actual post (preview in my case) will not contain the strings.

  Thanks for your help with this.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 24, 2011 at 7:14 am

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  Can you please link me to a post where you’re doing this so I can take a closer look?

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  marcoponton · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 7:30 am

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  Just posted:

  http://blog.syslogd.net/2011/11/24/civic-hacking-with-python-part-2/

  Let me know if you’d like a test case. I could create a small sample you could test with, see if you can replicate what happens on my side.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 25, 2011 at 7:00 am

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  Yes, can you please provide us with a test case?

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  marcoponton · Member · Nov 25, 2011 at 8:03 am

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  Download this text file: http://f.cl.ly/items/2H2c3i1y0N2e3F3i2p2U/wp-sourcecode-testcase.txt

  Then follow the instructions inside.

  I was able to reproduce the issue with Safari 5.1.1 and Firefox 7.0.1 on OS X Lion 10.7.1

  Let me know if you need anything else.

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  evarlese · Member · Nov 25, 2011 at 3:57 pm

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  Thanks for the sample file! I was able to reproduce this error, as per your directions. I’ve passed this information along to our team so they can take a closer look at the problem.

  In the meantime, I would suggest typing up all of your text in the Visual Editor and then switching to the HTML editor when you’re ready to insert the sourcecode. I know it’s not a perfect solution, but for now it’s the best way to make sure you don’t loose any of your text when toggling back and forth between the Visual and HTML editors.