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str.removeprefix() ⚬｜encounter｜ENC｜20260629135155-00-•

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I can see the issue! The problem is in the create_lines_from_existing function at line 431. Let me trace through what’s happening:

Searched for regex echo\s*= (**/src/obsidian_tools/universal/constants.py), 1 result

Read , lines 1 to 50

Now I can see the exact bug! Looking at line 431 in control.py:

concept_name=echoes.split(f'|{constants.echo}]]')[0].strip('(echo:: @ [['),

The problem is using .strip() instead of .removeprefix(). The .strip() method removes any of those characters from both ends of the string, not the exact prefix.

So when your concept_name is echo:

  1. The echoes line is: (echo:: @ [[echo|ᯤ]])
  2. After split: '(echo:: @ [[echo'
  3. .strip('(echo:: @ [[') removes all occurrences of the characters (, e, c, h, o, :, , @, [ from both ends
  4. Since “echo” is made entirely of characters e, c, h, o that are in the strip set, it strips away the entire word, leaving a blank string!

The fix: Replace .strip() with .removeprefix() on line 431:

concept_name=echoes.split(f'|{constants.echo}]]')[0].removeprefix('(echo:: @ [['),

This will remove only the exact prefix '(echo:: @ [[' from the beginning of the string, leaving 'echo' intact.

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