code: def escape(value, quote=True):
      '''
      If the value is a string, escapes any special characters and optionally
      surrounds it with single quotes. If the value is not a string (e.g. a number),
      converts it to one.
      '''
      def escape_one(match):
          return SPECIAL_CHARS[match.group(0)]
  
      if isinstance(value, string_types):
          value = SPECIAL_CHARS_REGEX.sub(escape_one, value)
          if quote:
              value = "'" + value + "'"
      return text_type(valuef escape(value, quote=True):
      '''
      If the value is a string, escapes any special characters and optionally
      surrounds it with single quotes. If the value is not a string (e.g. a number),
      converts it to one.
      '''
      def escape_one(match):
          return SPECIAL_CHARS[match.group(0)]
  
      if isinstance(value, string_types):
          value = SPECIAL_CHARS_REGEX.sub(escape_one, value)
          if quote:
              value = "'" + value + "'"
      return text_type(value)
docs: If the value is a string, escapes any special characters and optionally
      surrounds it with single quotes. If the value is not a string (e.g. a number),
      converts it to one.