code: def quote(text):
    'Handle quote characters'
  
    # Convert to unicode.
    if not isinstance(text, unicode):
      text = text.decode('utf-8')
  
    # Look for quote characters. Keep the text as is if it's already quoted.
    for qp in QUOTEPAIRS:
      if text[0] == qp[0] and text[-1] == qp[-1] and len(text) >= 2:
        return text
  
    # If it's not quoted, try quoting
    for qp in QUOTEPAIRS:
      if qp[1] not in text:
        return qp[0] + text + qp[1]
  
    #Darn
    raise ValueError(u'The value "%s" is not quoted and contains too many quote characters to quote' % textf quote(text):
    'Handle quote characters'
  
    # Convert to unicode.
    if not isinstance(text, unicode):
      text = text.decode('utf-8')
  
    # Look for quote characters. Keep the text as is if it's already quoted.
    for qp in QUOTEPAIRS:
      if text[0] == qp[0] and text[-1] == qp[-1] and len(text) >= 2:
        return text
  
    # If it's not quoted, try quoting
    for qp in QUOTEPAIRS:
      if qp[1] not in text:
        return qp[0] + text + qp[1]
  
    #Darn
    raise ValueError(u'The value "%s" is not quoted and contains too many quote characters to quote' % text)
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