Python comments not highlighted as such when not preceded by a space

[agraboso]

<script src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/google/code-prettify/master/loader/run_prettify.js"></script>
<pre class="prettyprint lang-python">
if a > b: # This is a comment
    pass

if a > b:# This is a comment
    pass
</pre>

results in

[amroamroamro]

I can confirm too: https://jsfiddle.net/amroamroamro/ge8b6ycf/

[qwhex]

I use code-prettify in Anki (spaced repetition software) for Python code. I experienced a similar bug with full line comments when there were divs inside the pre tags, because Anki uses a WYSIWYG editor.

The solution I found (if anybody wants the same thing): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1114708966

Example: https://jsfiddle.net/nvc45f0d/

[freginold]

Just noticed the same thing on Stack Overflow (which uses Prettify for its code syntax).