Fix: bug in repo link field w markdown url

src/pyosmeta/parse_issues.py

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ def clean_date(a_date: Optional[str]) -> str:
 
     if a_date is None or a_date == "missing":
         return "missing"
-    # elif len(a_date) < 11:
-    #     new_date = a_date.replace("/", "-").split("-")
-    #     return f"{new_date[0]}-{new_date[1]}-{new_date[2]}"
     else:
         try:
             return (
@@ -133,6 +130,23 @@ def clean_date(cls, a_date: Optional[str]) -> str:
 
         return clean_date(a_date)
 
+    @field_validator(
+        "repository_link",
+        mode="before",
+    )
+    @classmethod
+    def clean_markdown_url(cls, repo: str) -> str:
+        """Remove markdown link remnants from gh usernames and name.
+
+        Sometimes editors and reviewers add names using github links.
+        Remove the link data.
+        """
+
+        if repo.startswith("["):
+            return repo.split("](")[0].replace("[", "")
+        else:
+            return repo
+
     @field_validator(
         "editor",
         "reviewer_1",