escape base_uri in extlinks to avoid regex issues with URIs containin…

…g special characters
sphinx-doc · Mar 13, 2022 · 554f589 · 554f589
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diff --git a/sphinx/ext/extlinks.py b/sphinx/ext/extlinks.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def check_uri(self, refnode: nodes.reference) -> None:
         title = refnode.astext()
 
         for alias, (base_uri, _caption) in self.app.config.extlinks.items():
-            uri_pattern = re.compile(base_uri.replace('%s', '(?P<value>.+)'))
+            uri_pattern = re.compile(re.escape(base_uri).replace('%s', '(?P<value>.+)'))
             match = uri_pattern.match(uri)
             if match and match.groupdict().get('value'):
                 # build a replacement suggestion