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Unescape Python Strings From HTTP


I've got a string from an HTTP header, but it's been escaped.. what function can I use to unescape it?

myemail%40gmail.com -> [email protected]

Would urllib.unquote() be the way to go?


Solution

  • I am pretty sure that urllib's unquote is the common way of doing this.

    >>> import urllib
    >>> urllib.unquote("myemail%40gmail.com")
    '[email protected]'
    

    There's also unquote_plus:

    Like unquote(), but also replaces plus signs by spaces, as required for unquoting HTML form values.