code: def ask(question, escape=True):
      "Return the answer"
      answer = raw_input(question)
      if escape:
          answer.replace('"', '\\"')
      return answer.decode('utf'f ask(question, escape=True):
      "Return the answer"
      answer = raw_input(question)
      if escape:
          answer.replace('"', '\\"')
      return answer.decode('utf')
docs: Return the answer