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String with inverted comma prints out "'" instead of inverted comma

See original GitHub issue

Issue Type: Bug

In a notebook, a simple:

print("It's a mistake.")

Prints out as:

It's a mistake.

Note. Used with Ubuntu 18.04 (WSL1) Using Preview Notebook Editor

Update: Not just an Inverted comma, but more symbols are printed with their HTML ref.

Extension version: 2020.9.114305 VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.50.0-insider (93c2f0fbf16c5a4b10e4d5f89737d9c2c25488a3, 2020-10-07T01:00:44.765Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19041 Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:5 (4 by maintainers)

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DonJayamannecommented, Oct 9, 2020

Closing as this has been fixed in the latest insiders version of the extension.

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DonJayamannecommented, Oct 9, 2020

Thats great, screenshots help here. The editor you are using is what we refer to as the Preview Notebook Editor. Please could you ensure you install the insiders version of the Python extension, you can use the command Python Switch to Insiders ... Channel.