What's the reverse of shlex.split?

Question

How can I reverse the results of a shlex.split? That is, how can I obtain a quoted string that would \"resemble that of a Unix shell\", given a list of strings

Answer 1

How about using pipes.quote?

import pipes
strings = ["ls", "/etc/services", "file with spaces"]
" ".join(pipes.quote(s) for s in strings)
# "ls /etc/services 'file with spaces'"

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