docs: def remove_formatting_codes(line, irc=False):
      """Remove girc control codes from the given line."""
      if irc:
          line = escape(line)
      new_line = ''
      while len(line) > 0:
          try:
              if line[0] == '$':
                  line = line[1:]
  
                  if line[0] == '$':
                      new_line += '$'
                      line = line[1:]
  
                  elif line[0] == 'c':
                      line = line[1:]
                      if line[0].isdigit():
                          line = line[1:]
                          if line[0].isdigit():
                              line = line[1:]
                              if line[0] == ',':
                                  line = line[1:]
                                  if line[0].isdigit():
                                      line = line[1:]
                                      if line[0].isdigit():
                                          line = line[1:]
                          elif line[0] == ',':
                              line = line[1:]
                              if line[0].isdigit():
                                  line = line[1:]
                                  if line[0].isdigit():
                                      line = line[1:]
                      if line[0] == '[':
                          while line[0] != ']':
                              line = line[1:]
                          line = line[1:]
  
                  elif line[0] == '{':
                      if line[:3] == '{$}':
                          new_line += '$'
                          line = line[3:]
                          continue
                      while line[0] != '}':
                          line = line[1:]
                      line = line[1:]
  
                  else:
                      line = line[1:]
  
              else:
                  new_line += line[0]
                  line = line[1:]
          except IndexError:
              continue
      return new_line