urllib - How to urlencode a querystring in Python?

Question

I am trying to urlencode this string before I submit.

queryString = 'eventName=' + evt.fields["eventName"] + '&' + 'eventDescription=' + evt.fields["eventDescription"]; 

Answer 1

Python 2

What you're looking for is urllib.quote_plus:

safe_string = urllib.quote_plus('string_of_characters_like_these:$#@=?%^Q^$')

#Value: 'string_of_characters_like_these%3A%24%23%40%3D%3F%25%5EQ%5E%24'

Python 3

In Python 3, the urllib package has been broken into smaller components. You'll use urllib.parse.quote_plus (note the parse child module)

import urllib.parse
safe_string = urllib.parse.quote_plus(...)