Fix renaming in case a new section is needed

Fixes #120
boutproject · Dec 2, 2024 · 4a18ffb · 4a18ffb
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diff --git a/src/boutdata/data.py b/src/boutdata/data.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def get_immediate_parent_and_child(path):
 
             # Renaming a child key just within the same parent section, we can preserve
             # the order
-            if new_parent is old_parent:
+            if new_parent is old_parent and ":" not in new_name:
                 new_parent._keys = rename_key(new_parent._keys, new_child, old_child)
                 new_parent.comments = rename_key(
                     new_parent.comments, new_child, old_child