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Printing specific sequence causes device attributes sequence to appear #19120
Description
Windows Terminal version
1.22.11141.0
Windows build number
10.0.26100.0
Other Software
Python 3.13
Steps to reproduce
If the statement print('\x1b[1t\x1b[c\x1b[?1004h\x1b[?9001h\x1b[94mHi\x1b[0m\r\n') is executed in a Python interpreter, then the console outputs the sequence ^[[?61;4;6;7;14;21;22;23;24;28;32;42c, which corresponds to the device attributes escape sequence https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp#L1464, I don't know if this is expected
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Actual Behavior
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DHowett commentedon Jul 10, 2025
Yes,
\x1b[cis exactly how an application requests a device attribute report.If you request reports but do not read their responses, they will end up on the input line.
DHowett commentedon Jul 10, 2025
Now that I understand the problem report a bit more--thanks for linking the
winpty-rsbug!--I wrote up some thoughts over there. Sorry if it came across as a brusque dismissal!andfoy commentedon Jul 10, 2025
No worries! I actually opened this issue in order to get a better understanding of what's going on underneath, which is curious, given that I develop wrappers for ConPTY