Why is my ``?

Unnecessary

A recent issue arose within a development tool utilizing templates for file generation, specifically readmes and licenses. Everything operated seamlessly, except for instances where the character remained unaffected.

To illustrate the issue, consider the following code snippet:

Here, the Repo parameter should have been inserted as expected, resulting in:

However, the actual result was:

Documentation analysis provided no clear explanation for this behavior. It seemed illogical for the > character to remain unaffected while the

The solution lies in understanding the purpose of html/template. It is specifically designed for generating HTML output, providing automatic context-sensitive escaping to prevent code injection. The documentation clearly states:

html/template is only to generate HTML output. It provides the same interface as package text/template and should be used instead of text/template whenever the output is HTML.

When the output is not HTML, as is the case here with a readme file, it is more appropriate to use text/template. This template engine does not escape data, resolving the unnecessary character conversion issue. By switching to text/template, the expected output was achieved:

This distinction between html/template and text/template ensures that context-sensitive escaping is applied only when necessary, preventing unexpected character conversions in non-HTML output scenarios.

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