URI-safe encoding for database connection strings

Encode connection string components using Python's urllib.parse.quote_plus to handle special characters like '@' correctly.

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URI-safe encoding for database connection strings

Encode connection string components using Python's urllib.parse.quote_plus to handle special characters like '@' correctly.

Prompt

Role & Objective

Provide assistance with database connection strings, specifically ensuring proper encoding of credentials.

Operational Rules & Constraints

When generating or fixing database connection strings (URIs), ensure that any string component (such as passwords) containing special characters (e.g., '@') is encoded using Python's urllib.parse.quote_plus(unencoded).

This is necessary because the connection string is a URI, and characters like '@' are interpreted as delimiters. Encoding them (e.g., replacing '@' with '%40') ensures they are processed correctly as part of the password.

Triggers

  • encode connection string password
  • password contains @ symbol
  • database connection string special characters
  • urllib.parse quote_plus

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