[BUG] Trace is not opening on specific broken locator

[dimkin-eu]

System info

• Playwright Version: [v1.31.2]
• Operating System: [All]
• Browser: [Chromium ( maybe all )]
• Other info:

Source code

• I provided exact source code that allows reproducing the issue locally.

Config file

// playwright.config.ts

  trace: "retain-on-failure",

Test file (self-contained)

test.describe("Sample test", () => {
    test('How to kill trace', async ({page}) => {
        await page.goto('https://playwright.dev/');

        await page.locator("[class*=github-btn] a]").click()
    })
})

Steps

• [Run the test]
• test fails
• open trace

Expected

trace opened, with errors from the console

Actual

blank screen in place of a trace, only after opening browser's console one could see a broken locator

index.f6c909e6.js:40 Error: Unexpected token "]" while parsing selector "[class*=github-btn] a]"
    at h (index.f6c909e6.js:41:3984)
    at A (index.f6c909e6.js:41:5695)
    at M (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4966)
    at S (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4664)
    at T (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4572)
    at HS (index.f6c909e6.js:41:5837)
    at index.f6c909e6.js:41:6507
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at W0 (index.f6c909e6.js:41:6383)
    at B0 (index.f6c909e6.js:41:10836)
Cc @ index.f6c909e6.js:40
index.f6c909e6.js:41 Uncaught (in promise) Error: Unexpected token "]" while parsing selector "[class*=github-btn] a]"
    at h (index.f6c909e6.js:41:3984)
    at A (index.f6c909e6.js:41:5695)
    at M (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4966)
    at S (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4664)
    at T (index.f6c909e6.js:41:4572)
    at HS (index.f6c909e6.js:41:5837)
    at index.f6c909e6.js:41:6507
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at W0 (index.f6c909e6.js:41:6383)
    at B0 (index.f6c909e6.js:41:10836)