New submission from Barry Morrison: Documentation here: http://docs.python.org/library/pipes.html makes no mention of quote()
But the link to Source code: Lib/pipes.py http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/2.7/Lib/pipes.py has: 267 def quote(file): 268 """Return a shell-escaped version of the file string.""" 269 for c in file: 270 if c not in _safechars: 271 break 272 else: 273 if not file: 274 return "''" 275 return file 276 # use single quotes, and put single quotes into double quotes 277 # the string $'b is then quoted as '$'"'"'b' 278 return "'" + file.replace("'", "'\"'\"'") + "'" First _ever_ bug report, apologies if this is incorrect. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 171326 nosy: Barry.Morrison, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Documentation missing pipes.quote() type: enhancement versions: Python 2.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue16051> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
