Unescape string

Category: Text

Status: Registered and callable in the CyberChef 11.3.0 compatibility inventory.

Input / output: string → string

Background: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequence

What it does

Unescapes characters in a string that have been escaped. For example, Don\'t stop me now becomes Don't stop me now. Supports the following escape sequences:

  • \n (Line feed/newline)

  • \r (Carriage return)

  • \t (Horizontal tab)

  • \b (Backspace)

  • \f (Form feed)

  • \nnn (Octal, where n is 0-7)

  • \xnn (Hex, where n is 0-f)

  • \\ (Backslash)

  • \' (Single quote)

  • \" (Double quote)

  • \unnnn (Unicode character)

  • \u{nnnnnn} (Unicode code point)

Note

Status here means the operation name is implemented and callable. It does not by itself promise byte-for-byte parity for every upstream option. See Compatibility and current status for the verified scope and known boundaries.

Arguments and options

This operation takes no positional recipe arguments.

Recipe template

Important

This is a call template built from the documented defaults. Replace placeholder values such as empty keys, paths, patterns, or lookup data before running it.

from pychef import bake

input_value = "example"
args = []
result = bake(input_value, ['Unescape string'])
print(result)

Pipeline example

from pychef import Pipeline

args = []
transform = Pipeline().then('Unescape string')
result = transform("example")

Dedicated operation module

The registered entry point lives in pychef.operations.by_operation.unescape_string. Direct calls receive the input value and a positional argument tuple:

from pychef.operations.by_operation.unescape_string import run

result = run("example", tuple([]))
pychef.operations.by_operation.unescape_string.run(value, args)

Run this operation using its shared internal implementation.

Parameters:

  • value (str | bytes)

  • args (Sequence[Any])

Return type:

str | bytes