symbols in command line argument.. python, bash
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Hi, I am writing a python script on Linux for twitter post using API, Is it possible to pass symbols like "(" ")" etc in clear text without apostrophes....
% ./twitterupdate this is me #works fine
% ./twitterupdate this is bad :(( #this leaves a error on bash.
Is the only alternative is to enclose the text into --> "" ?? like..
% ./twitterupdate "this is bad :((" #this will reduce the ease of use for the script
Is there any workaround?
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