1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libpathod/utils.py b/libpathod/utils.py
index 1ee50b83..7a1e533f 100644
--- a/libpathod/utils.py
+++ b/libpathod/utils.py
@@ -45,10 +45,24 @@ def xrepr(s):
     return repr(s)[1:-1]
 
 
+def inner_repr(s):
+    """
+        Returns the inner portion of a string or unicode repr (i.e. without the
+        quotes)
+    """
+    if isinstance(s, unicode):
+        return repr(s)[2:-1]
+    else:
+        return repr(s)[1:-1]
+
+
 def escape_unprintables(s):
+    """
+        Like inner_repr, but preserves line breaks.
+    """
     s = s.replace("\r\n", "PATHOD_MARKER_RN")
     s = s.replace("\n", "PATHOD_MARKER_N")
-    s = repr(s)[1:-1]
+    s = inner_repr(s)
     s = s.replace("PATHOD_MARKER_RN", "\n")
     s = s.replace("PATHOD_MARKER_N", "\n")
     return s