python-regexHow to quote in Python regex?

Python regex can be used to quote strings. To quote a string, use the re.escape() function. This function takes a string as an argument and returns a string with all non-alphanumeric characters escaped.

For example:

import re

string = "This is a string with special characters!"

escaped_string = re.escape(string)

print(escaped_string)

Output example

This\ is\ a\ string\ with\ special\ characters\!

Code explanation

• import re: imports the re module which contains the re.escape() function
• string = "This is a string with special characters!": assigns the string to be quoted to the string variable
• escaped_string = re.escape(string): calls the re.escape() function and assigns the returned string to the escaped_string variable
• print(escaped_string): prints the escaped string

Helpful links

• Python Regular Expression Documentation
• Python re.escape() Documentation

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