fix #698 (#709)

* fix #698

* [autofix.ci] apply automated fixes

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CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
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+## Unreleased: pdoc next
+
+- Fix a bug where hyperlinks would get parsed as docstring references.
+  ([#709](https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/pull/709), @mhils)
+
 ## 2024-06-25: pdoc 14.5.1
 
 - **[CVE-2024-38526](https://github.com/mitmproxy/pdoc/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgj-ggm4-fg62):** Documentation generated with math mode (`pdoc --math`) does not include scripts

pdoc/render_helpers.py

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def linkify_repl(m: re.Match):
         re.sub(
             r"""
             # Part 1: foo.bar or foo.bar() (without backticks)
-            (?<![/=?#&])  # heuristic: not part of a URL
+            (?<![/=?#&\.])  # heuristic: not part of a URL
             # First part of the identifier (e.g. "foo") - this is optional for relative references.
             (?:
                 \b