shellfilter.py

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from django.template import base
from django.template import defaultfilters
from django.utils import safestring

register = base.Library()


@register.filter(is_safe=True)
@defaultfilters.stringfilter
def shellfilter(value):
    """Replace HTML chars for shell usage."""
    replacements = {'\\': '\\\\',
                    '`': '\`',
                    "'": "\\'",
                    '"': '\\"'}
    for search, repl in replacements.items():
        value = value.replace(search, repl)
    return safestring.mark_safe(value)