def encode(self, text):
text = CustomLaTeXTranslator.encode(self, text)
if not isinstance(text, unicode):
decoded = True
text = text.decode('utf-8')
else:
decoded = False
text = text.replace(u"”", u"''") \
.replace(u"“", u"``") \
.replace(u"–", u"--") \
.replace(u"’", u"'")
if decoded:
text = text.encode('utf-8')
return text
