Sloppy element ":" selectors throwing a syntax error in version 1.8

For the following HTML:

#!html
<form id="some_form_id">
...
</form>

selector

'form#some_form_id'

works fine, but selector

'form:#some_form_id'

throws the following error in jQuery 1.8 (Chrome 21, latest stable):

Uncaught Error: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: :#some_form_id

I'm now sure how standard (or unstandard) the ":" notation is, but it worked until jQuery 1.7.2, and now it doesn't work.

Thanks

dev@sergiokas.com

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Somehow trac dropped the HTML. Adding it again:

For the following HTML:

<form id="some_form_id> ... </form

Rest as follows above.

Yes, that selector is invalid and Sizzle now correctly throws an error.

Replying to [comment:1 anonymous]:

For the following HTML:

<form id="some_form_id"> ... </form>

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