def http_quote(string):
    """
    Given a unicode string, will do its dandiest to give you back a
    valid ascii charset string you can use in, say, http headers and the
    like.
    """
    if isinstance(string, six.text_type):
        try:
            import unidecode
        except ImportError:
            pass
        else:
            string = unidecode.unidecode(string)
        string = string.encode('ascii', 'replace')
    # Wrap in double-quotes for ; , and the like
    string = string.replace(b'\\', b'\\\\').replace(b'"', b'\\"')
    return '"{0!s}"'.format(string.decode())
Given a unicode string, will do its dandiest to give you back a
    valid ascii charset string you can use in, say, http headers and the
    like.