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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
index ca5774b26b..66cb84564e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
@@ -384,7 +384,12 @@ class DataSmart(MutableMapping):
olds = s
try:
s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(varparse.var_sub, s)
- s = __expand_python_regexp__.sub(varparse.python_sub, s)
+ try:
+ s = __expand_python_regexp__.sub(varparse.python_sub, s)
+ except SyntaxError as e:
+ # Likely unmatched brackets, just don't expand the expression
+ if e.msg != "EOL while scanning string literal":
+ raise
if s == olds:
break
except ExpansionError: