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macOS installer: unreadable text in dark mode #122782

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Bug description:

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install the 3.12.5 macOS installer from https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3125/

  2. Click through to the Read Me:

Actual result

Some text is white on white background and unreadable:

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It's this text in code formatting: "SecTrustEvaluateWithError: symbol not found"

If I highlight the text with my mouse, it is temporarily readable:

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Expected result

All text is white (or a non-dark colour) on black (or a dark colour).

Looks okay in light mode:

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This was added in #122774, the added text is:

\f4\fs23\fsmilli11900 \cf2 \cb3 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
SecTrustEvaluateWithError: symbol not found. 
\f0\fs24 \cf0 \cb1 \kerning1\expnd0\expndtw0

See also previous issue: #103290.

CPython versions tested on:

3.12

Operating systems tested on:

macOS

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