make_path_safe.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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#                  This file is deprecated because Python 2.x is deprecated                  #
#                     A Python 3.x version of this file can be found at:                     #
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# https://github.com/Guymer/PyGuymer3/blob/master/make_path_safe.py                          #
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def make_path_safe(path):
    # Loop over characters ...
    for illegal_char in u"\\", u"/", u":", u"*", u"?", u"\"", u"<", u">", u"|", u"%":
        path = path.replace(illegal_char, u"")

    # Make the file visible ...
    if path[0:1] == u".":
        path = u" " + path

    return path