A good way to escape quotes in a database query string?

Question

I\'ve tried all manner of Python modules and they either escape too much or in the wrong way. What\'s the best way you\'ve found to escape quotes (\", \') in Python?

Answer 1

Triple single quotes will conveniently encapsulate the single quotes often used in SQL queries:

c.execute('''SELECT sval FROM sdat WHERE instime > NOW() - INTERVAL '1 days' ORDER BY instime ASC''')