def make_filename(s, space=None, language='msdos', strict=False, max_len=None, repeats=1024):
    r"""Process string to remove any characters not allowed by the language specified (default: MSDOS)

    In addition, optionally replace spaces with the indicated "space" character
    (to make the path useful in a copy-paste without quoting).

    Uses the following regular expression to substitute spaces for invalid characters:

        re.sub(r'[ :\\/?*&"<>|~`!]{1}', space, s)

    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', strict=False)
    'Whatever-crazy-s-$h-7-n-m3-ou-can-come-up.-with.-txt-'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', strict=False, repeats=1)
    'Whatever-crazy--s-$h-7-n-m3----ou--can-come-up.-with.-txt--'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', repeats=1)
    'Whatever-crazy--s-$h-7-n-m3----ou--can-come-up.-with.-txt--'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!')
    'Whatever-crazy-s-$h-7-n-m3-ou-can-come-up.-with.-txt-'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', strict=True, repeats=1)
    'Whatever_crazy_s_h_7_n_m3_ou_can_come_up_with_txt_'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', strict=True, repeats=1, max_len=14)
    'Whatever_crazy'
    >>> make_filename(r'Whatever crazy &s $h!7 n*m3 ~\/ou/ can come up. with.`txt`!', max_len=14)
    'Whatever-crazy'
    """
    filename = None
    if strict or language.lower().strip() in ('strict', 'variable', 'expression', 'python'):
        if space is None:
            space = '_'
        elif not space:
            space = ''
        filename = make_name(s, space=space, lower=False)
    else:
        if space is None:
            space = '-'
        elif not space:
            space = ''
    if not filename:
        if language.lower().strip() in ('posix', 'unix', 'linux', 'centos', 'ubuntu', 'fedora',
                                        'redhat', 'rhel', 'debian', 'deb'):
            filename = re.sub(r'[^0-9A-Za-z._-]' + '\{1,{0}\}'.format(repeats), space, s)
        else:
            filename = re.sub(r'[ :\\/?*&"<>|~`!]{' + ('1,{0}'.format(repeats)) + r'}', space, s)
    if max_len and int(max_len) > 0 and filename:
        return filename[:int(max_len)]
    else:
        return filename