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Remove exactly one closing angle bracket after a display name #176

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion email_validator/syntax.py
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Expand Up @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def unquote_quoted_string(text: str) -> tuple[str, bool]:
raise EmailSyntaxError("There can't be anything after the email address.")

# Remove the initial and trailing angle brackets.
addr_spec = right_part[1:].rstrip(">")
addr_spec = right_part[1:-1]

# Split the email address at the first unquoted @-sign.
local_part, domain_part = split_string_at_unquoted_special(addr_spec, ("@",))
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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions tests/test_syntax.py
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Expand Up @@ -518,6 +518,20 @@ def test_email_invalid_syntax_strict(email_input: str, error_msg: str) -> None:
assert str(exc_info.value) == error_msg


@pytest.mark.parametrize(
'email_input',
[
'<[email protected]>>',
'Display Name <[email protected]>>',
'Display Name <[email protected]>>>',
])
def test_email_invalid_syntax_display_name(email_input: str) -> None:
# Only one close angle bracket may follow the address.
with pytest.raises(EmailSyntaxError) as exc_info:
validate_email(email_input, check_deliverability=False, allow_display_name=True)
assert str(exc_info.value) == "The part after the @-sign contains invalid characters: '>'."


@pytest.mark.parametrize(
'email_input',
[
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