html_network.py: string like 'F3'H' will cause syntax error in JavaScript. json.dumps could not fix that.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Code/html_network.py b/Code/html_network.py
index dea1456..56296ab 100644
--- a/Code/html_network.py
+++ b/Code/html_network.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import collections, re, glob

 from geneid2name import make_gene_name_AGI_map_dict

 from param4net import make_global_param_dict

-import json

+import re

 

 ## Global variables

 REGENERATE_ALL_EDGE_FILES  = 'YES'

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def get_name(s, agi2name_dict):
     if s in agi2name_dict:

         name = agi2name_dict[s]

         lst = name.split(';')

-        return json.dumps(lst[0]) # use json.dumps to escape prime character in 'F3'H'.  Something like {genename:'F3'H'} is invalid in JavaScript.

+        return re.escape(lst[0]) # use json.dumps to escape prime character in 'F3'H'.  Something like {genename:'F3'H'} is invalid in JavaScript.

     else:

         return s