docs: def parse_to_slug(words, maxlen=24):
  	"""
  	Parse a string into a slug format suitable for use in URLs and other
  	character restricted applications. Only utf-8 strings are supported at this
  	time.
  
  	:param str words: The words to parse.
  	:param int maxlen: The maximum length of the slug.
  	:return: The parsed words as a slug.
  	:rtype: str
  	"""
  	slug = ''
  	maxlen = min(maxlen, len(words))
  	for c in words:
  		if len(slug) == maxlen:
  			break
  		c = ord(c)
  		if c == 0x27:
  			continue
  		elif c >= 0x30 and c <= 0x39:
  			slug += chr(c)
  		elif c >= 0x41 and c <= 0x5a:
  			slug += chr(c + 0x20)
  		elif c >= 0x61 and c <= 0x7a:
  			slug += chr(c)
  		elif len(slug) and slug[-1] != '-':
  			slug += '-'
  	if len(slug) and slug[-1] == '-':
  		slug = slug[:-1]
  	return slug