code: def make_string(seq):
      
      string = ''
      for c in seq:
          # Screen out non-printing characters
          try:
              if 32 <= c and c < 256:
                  string += chr(c)
          except TypeError:
              pass
          # If no printing chars
      if not string:
          return str(seq)
      return string
docs: Don't throw an exception when given an out of range character.