5.5.1. String — Manipulates strings

The String module provides a number of common functions for manipulating strings.

TODO: Expand this a bit.

This module defines the following functions:

String.Encode(string)

Encodes a string in a format suitable for including in a HTTP request.

Parameter:string (str) – The string to encode Returns:The encoded string Return type:str

String.Decode(string)

Decodes a string previously encoded with the String.Encode() function.

Parameter:string (str) – The string to decode Returns:The decoded string Return type:str

String.Quote(string, usePlus=False)

Escapes certain characters in a string, making it suitable for use as a URL request parameter.

Parameters:

• string (str) – The string to escape
• usePlus (bool) – Specifies whether space characters should be replaced with a + character or %20 character code.

Returns:

The escaped string

Return type:

str

String.Unquote(string, usePlus=False)

Unescapes a previously escaped string.

Parameters:

• string (str) – The string to unescape
• usePlus (bool) – Specifies whether space characters are represented by a + character or %20 character code.

Returns:

The unescaped string

Return type:

str

String.StripTags(html)

Removes the tags from a given HTML string.

Parameter:html (str) – The HTML string to remove the tags from Returns:The string with any HTML tags removed Return type:str