def m_to_string(v):
if isempty(v):
return escape_html(BLANK)
elif isinstance(v, unicode):
return escape_html(v)
elif isinstance(v, str):
return escape_html(v.decode('utf8', 'replace'))
else:
return escape_html(SEPARATOR.join(v))
def to_string(value):
if isempty(value):
return u''
elif isinstance(value, str):
return value.decode('utf8')
elif isinstance(value, unicode):
return value
elif isinstance(value, (float, int, long)):
return unicode(value)
else:
return to_string(value[0])
