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+# Copyright (c) 2009, Peter Sagerson
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+# list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
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+# this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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+#
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+# OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+"""
+This is an ldap.dn replacement for old versions of python-ldap. It contains
+(often naive) implementations of the methods we care about.
+"""
+
+def escape_dn_chars(dn):
+ "Old versions of python-ldap won't get DN escaping. Use with care."
+ return dn