python-telegram-bot/telegram/utils/helpers.py
Jacob Bom 1b7f83625c Update copyright notice to include 2017
Not strictly needed, but it helps show that the project is being actively
developed which I find important.
2017-05-15 00:36:49 +03:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
# Copyright (C) 2015-2017
# Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
# along with this program. If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
""" This module contains helper functions """
import re
def escape_markdown(text):
"""Helper function to escape telegram markup symbols"""
escape_chars = '\*_`\['
return re.sub(r'([%s])' % escape_chars, r'\\\1', text)