SF bug 1054821: difflib HtmlDiff() extra space on inserted 1 character lines
Simple correction from the code's author (Dan Gass).
diff --git a/Lib/difflib.py b/Lib/difflib.py
index 124ae90..590785f 100644
--- a/Lib/difflib.py
+++ b/Lib/difflib.py
@@ -1367,8 +1367,8 @@
text = lines.pop(0)[2:]
# if line of text is just a newline, insert a space so there is
# something for the user to highlight and see.
- if len(text) <= 1:
- text = ' '+text
+ if not text:
+ text = ' '
# insert marks that won't be noticed by an xml/html escaper.
text = '\0' + format_key + text + '\1'
# Return line of text, first allow user's line formatter to do it's