Forbid any whitespace in usernames

This should prevent confusion between e.g. 'A B' and 'A  B'
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David Hoppenbrouwers
2022-10-15 19:49:58 +02:00
parent 18d914b889
commit a0747ad62f

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@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from db.sqlite import DB
import os, sys, subprocess
import passlib.hash, secrets
import time
import string
from datetime import datetime
import captcha, password, minimd
@@ -357,9 +358,9 @@ def edit_comment(comment_id):
def register():
if request.method == 'POST':
username, passwd = request.form['username'], request.form['password']
if username != username.strip():
if any(c in username for c in string.whitespace):
# This error is more ergonomic in case someone tries to play tricks again :)
flash('Username may not begin or end with whitespace', 'error')
flash('Username may not contain whitespace', 'error')
elif len(username) < 3:
flash('Username must be at least 3 characters long', 'error')
elif len(passwd) < 8: