I suggest Base64. b64encode (http://docs.python.org/2/library/base64.html#base64.b64encode) and b64decode take an argument which allows you to eliminate the pesky "/" character. It's reversible and simple.
More suggestions: how about a hash? Or just use IDs from the database? On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8...@gmail.com> wrote: > Currently, I keep Last.fm artist data caches to avoid unnecessary API calls > and have been naming the files using the artist name. However, > artist names can have characters that are not allowed in file names for most > file systems (e.g., C/A/T has forward slashes). Are there any > recommended strategies for naming such files while avoiding conflicts (I > wouldn't want to run into problems for an artist named C-A-T or > CAT, for example)? I'd like to make the files easily identifiable, and there > really are no limits on what characters can be in an artist name. > -- > CPython 3.3.1 | Windows NT 6.2.9200 / FreeBSD 9.1 > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- Fábio Santos -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
