def _tcl_newline_rationalize(tcl_string):
        """
        When using put inside a TCL {} section the newline is considered a new TCL
        statement and causes a missing curly-brace message. Convert "\n" to "\r". TCL
        will convert the "\r" to a "\n" i.e. you will see a "\n" inside the file on the
        Cisco IOS device.
        """
        NEWLINE = r"\n"
        CARRIAGE_RETURN = r"\r"
        tmp_string = re.sub(NEWLINE, CARRIAGE_RETURN, tcl_string)
        if re.search(r"[{}]", tmp_string):
            msg = "Curly brace detected in string; TCL requires this be escaped."
            raise ValueError(msg)
        return tmp_string