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Function: escapePython()
ts
function escapePython(input: string): string;Defined in: escape-python.ts:39
Escape a string for use in Python
| Character | Hex | Escape Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| NUL | 0x00 | \0 or \000[^1] |
| Bell | 0x07 | \a |
| Backspace | 0x08 | \b |
| Tab | 0x09 | \t |
| Newline | 0x0a | \n |
| Vertical Tab | 0x0b | \v |
| Form Feed | 0x0c | \f |
| Carriage Return | 0x0d | \r |
| Double Quote | 0x22 | \" |
| Single Quote | 0x27 | \' |
| Backslash | 0x5c | \\ |
| Control Characters | 0x00-0x1f, 0x7f-0x9f | \xnn |
| BMP | 0x0100-0xffff | \unnnn |
| Astral | 0x10000-0x10ffff | \Unnnnnnnn |
[^1]: The sequence \0 must not be followed by a octal digit (0-7) to avoid being interpreted as a different character, \000 will be used to avoid ambiguity.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
input | string | The string to escape |
Returns
string
the string escapes for use in python
Example
typescript
escapePython('Hello\nWorld'); // "Hello\\nWorld"
escapePython('"\\'); // "\\\"\\\\"
escapePython('\b'); // "\\b"
escapePython('\u20ac'); // "\\u20ac"